medium · GMAT Verbal
A city's public library system extended its weekday operating hours by two hours per day in an effort to serve more patrons. In the year following the change, total annual visits to the library system declined slightly compared to the year before.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain this apparent discrepancy?
- To help cover the cost of the extended weekday hours, the library system eliminated all of its previously popular weekend hours.
- The library system's collection of digital and audio books available for checkout remained roughly the same size throughout the year.
- A citywide survey found that most patrons said they valued convenient library hours more than any other single library feature.
- Library staff reported that patrons who visited during the newly added evening hours tended to stay for longer sessions on average.
- The library system's budget for purchasing new physical books was modestly increased in the same year the hours were extended.
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