The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in on European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.
The bar graph illustrates the various
modes
of transportation used for commuting to and from work in a European city in four groups, namely bus, car
, bike and foot, in 1960, 1980, and 2000. Units were measured in the form of percentage
.
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percentages
Overall
, what stands out the most from the graph is that the largest proportion of modes
were all different in given years. The highest percentage
of travelers
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travellers
traveled
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travelling
with
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by
cars
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car
in
2000, Add a missing verb
was in
while
least
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the lowest
percentage
of people chose the
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a
car
in 1960. The most significant difference in the percentage
of transport modes
was found in Change the article
the year
year
1960 and 2000.
In terms of Fix the agreement mistake
years
year
1960, foot ranked first in the Change the article
the year
modes
of transportation for commuting at around 34 percent
, followed by bike, Change the spelling
per cent
bus
, having around 25 and 17 Correct word choice
and bus
percent
. The most marginal Change the spelling
per cent
percentage
was found in car
at approximately 5 Fix the agreement mistake
cars
percent
in the same Change the spelling
per cent
year
.
With regards to year
2000, Change the article
the year
opposite
trend was witnessed where the Add an article
the opposite
an opposite
percentage
of Add an article
the car
a car
car
made up the highest Fix the agreement mistake
cars
percentage
at around 35 percent
, and Change the spelling
per cent
this
figure was 30 percent
higher than that of 40 years ago. In 1980, all Change the spelling
per cent
modes
of transportation were taken by travelers, ranging from 15 to 26 percent
, respectively.Submitted by rachael0124 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words modes, car, percentage, year, percent with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 7 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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