hard · SAT Reading & Writing

A transportation office reported the share of a city's commuters who named each mode as their primary means of getting to work in two survey years. For private car, the share was 62% in 2015 and 48% in 2022; for bus, 18% in 2015 and 21% in 2022; for bicycle, 6% in 2015 and 14% in 2022; and for train, 14% in 2015 and 17% in 2022. An analyst argues that between 2015 and 2022 the city's commuters shifted away from private cars and toward every other mode the survey measured. Which choice most effectively uses data from the report to support the analyst's argument?

1. The share of commuters who named bicycle as their primary mode more than doubled, from 6% to 14%.
2. The share naming private car as their primary mode fell from 62% to 48%, while the shares for bus, bicycle, and train each rose.
3. In 2022, private car was still the most common primary mode, chosen by 48% of commuters.
4. The share naming private car as their primary mode rose, while the shares for bus, bicycle, and train fell.

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