Asked by jesse

Read the graph.

A bar graph titled Jobs Created by New Businesses in the U S from 2005 to 2010 has years on the x-axis and jobs in millions on the y-axis. The peak was in 2005, and the lowest number of new businesses was in 2010. The number of new businesses was constant in 2005 and 2006, and then steadily decreased through 2010.

What can the reader reasonably conclude from information in the graph?

Fewer new businesses were started in 2010 than in other years.
The opening of new businesses peaked between 2007 and 2008.
More new businesses were started in 2006 than in 2005.
The number of new businesses remained constant between 2006 and 2009.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Fewer new businesses were started in 2010 than in other years.

Explanation: The graph states the peak was in 2005 and the lowest value was in 2010; 2005 and 2006 were equal, then numbers steadily declined through 2010, so only the first statement is supported.