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ID: DSAT-RW-22
Section: Digital SAT Reading & Writing (RW) - Broadly Writing - Expression of Ideas
Topic: Rhetorical Synthesis
Difficulty level: Easy

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

Acoustic engineer Priya Nanduri was studying how different materials affect sound quality in concert halls.
She measured the reverberation time, or how long sound persists after the source stops, for various surfaces.
Wooden panels had a reverberation time of 1.8 seconds and provided warm, resonant sound.
Concrete walls had a reverberation time of 3.2 seconds and produced harsh echoes.
Ideal concert hall acoustics often require balanced reverberation between 1.5 and 2.2 seconds.

The student wants to contrast the reverberation times of wooden panels and concrete walls. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

APriya Nanduri examined various surfaces, including wood and concrete, to understand how they influence reverberation in a concert hall.

BWooden panels had a reverberation time of 1.8 seconds, while concrete walls had a much longer reverberation time of 3.2 seconds.

CThe goal of achieving ideal concert hall acoustics depends on materials that fall within a certain range of reverberation times.

DThough concrete had a reverberation time outside the ideal range, Nanduri noted that its harsh echoes could be reduced with carpeting.

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