The following graph shows the number of injuries and illnesses a corpo

Question

12.jpg The following graph shows the number of injuries and illnesses a corporation reported per 100 full-time workers from 2003 to 2011. The solid line is the regression line for the data. The dotted line connects the points for 2003 and 2011; it represents the average rate of change in reported injuries and illness over the eight-year period. 1. The injuries and illness reported decreased more rapidly from GRAPH_1_PLACEHOLDER than from 2003 to 2004. 2. The average rate of decrease in injuries and illness was closest to that from GRAPH_2_PLACEHOLDER . Question #2 based on the same table is available here Data Insights (DI) Butler 2023-24 Click here for Details ]

GMATFOCUS805 · Answer

Please help with this explanation? I do not get this answer at all  Sajjad1994

Drwazzz · Answer

I think the second question is a way too confusing. Why not 2004-05 or 2005-06?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

The injuries and illness reported decreased more rapidly from_________than from 2003 to 2004.

The rate of injury and illness reported is represented by the slope of the line connecting the points. Consider each pair of points separately: 2004 to 2005 and 2006 to 2007 have essentially the same slope as 2003 to 2004; 2008 to 2009 decreases more steeply, but 2010 to 2011 is flat, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Answer: D

The average rate of decrease in injuries and illness was closest to that from _________.

The average rate of decrease would be represented by the slope of the dotted line, which matches 2003 to 2004 almost perfectly. As the years pass, the line connecting two adjacent points changes, slightly at first and significantly later on.

Answer: A

ashutosh_73 · Answer

Beautiful question! No need to for the calculation as long as we are aware of the ''slope concept''

Umber · Answer

Wording of the 2nd question is not clear:

"The average rate of decrease in injuries and illness was closest to  that  from"

What is  "That" ?

cheshire · Answer

That = the rate of decrease in injuries and illness

The average rate of decrease in injuries and illness was closest to the rate of decrease in injuries and illness from XXXX to XXXX

This grammatical structure is pretty standard in common english and is a concise way to refer back to "the rate of decrease in injuries and illness" without repeating the phrase.

Another example, you could say the GMAT has a structure comparable to that of other tests.

BinodBhai · Answer

I feel the 2nd question is not framed correctly.. its a poor quality copy of official question, this doesn't make sense

The following graph shows the number of injuries and illnesses a corpo

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