SAT question a0203977 (Command Of Evidence)

Question

One measure of international tourism is how much money visitors from abroad spend in a country. A student writing a report about tourism in several Asian countries notes that among the countries in the table, most had annual increases in international tourism revenue in 2017 and 2018, but that trend wasn’t universal. For example, Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the example?

College Board · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is C. Choice C is the best answer because it most effectively uses data from the table to complete the text, providing an example that illustrates that the annual increases in international tourism revenue in 2017 and 2018 weren't universal. The table shows the annual spending by international tourists (which indicates annual international tourism revenue) in 2016–2018 in four Asian countries. According to the table, annual spending by international tourists in South Korea was 21.0 billion in 2016 and then decreased to 17.2 billion in 2017. This decrease shows that not all of the countries included in the table saw increases in annual international tourism revenue in 2017.

Annual Spending by International Tourists in Four Countries (in billions of US dollars)
Country	2016	2017	2018
South Korea	$ $21.0$	$ $17.2$	$ $23.1$
Japan	$ $33.5$	$ $37.0$	$ $45.3$
Thailand	$ $48.5$	$ $57.1$	$ $61.4$
Malaysia	$ $19.7$	$ $20.3$	$ $21.8$

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong

SAT Question a0203977: Command Of Evidence answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong