Paragraph comprehension · Difficulty 1
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A city tested two bus routes serving the same neighborhood. The route with fewer turns arrived more consistently during heavy traffic, even though both covered similar distances. Planners used the results when revising the schedule. What is the author’s primary purpose?
- Distance alone did not explain the difference in reliability.
- To report how a route test informed scheduling.
- Route design affected bus arrival consistency.
- Both routes covered similar distances.
Reveal answer and explanation
To report how a route test informed scheduling.
The passage supports this answer: to report how a route test informed scheduling..