Crowding on Mooreville's subway frequently leads to delays,
because it is difficult for passengers to exit from the trains. Subway
ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10
years. The Mooreville Transit Authority plans to increase the number
of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period. Officials
predict that this increase is sufficient to ensure that the incidence
of delays due to crowding does not increase.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds
for the officials' prediction?
