Question

Mayville Airport and Newcomb Airport have the same number of flight departures each day. Mayville Airport experiences 26 departure delays per 100 flights, while Newcomb Airport experiences 20 departure delays per 100 flights. When delays caused by bad weather are disregarded, Mayville Airport has 5 fewer departure delays per 100 flights than Newcomb Airport does.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information given above?

• A. Bad weather causes a greater number of departure delays at Mayville Airport than at Newcomb Airport.
• B. On average, the weather at Mayville Airport is worse than it is at Newcomb Airport.
• C. Mechanical problems cause a greater number of delays at Newcomb Airport than at Mayville Airport.
• D. The fleet of airplanes leaving from Newcomb Airport is better equipped to handle inclement weather than the fleet of airplanes leaving from Mayville Airport.
• E. Mayville Airport experiences a greater number of arrival delays per 100 flights than Newcomb Airport does.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Bad weather causes a greater number of departure delays at Mayville Airport than at Newcomb Airport.

It's A because, the passage says if we neglect weather, then Mayville has lesser delays. As the question is comparing the two airports, so by careful examination we can say that by not considering the climatic conditions Mayville Airport has less number of delays than Newcomb Airport. So climatic conditions make more delays in Mayville Airport than Newcomb Airport.