Zoning laws in the town of Brugerville were changed in 2018, increasing the minimum distance between a store’s parking lot and the street from 250 to 500 feet. The greater this distance, the fewer the number of available parking spots at any given store, and the fewer the available parking spots, the less foot traffic there will be in the store. Despite this, no store in Brugerville that had its own parking lot experienced a decrease in foot traffic during 2018.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why there was no decrease in foot traffic in Brugerville stores that had their own parking lots?

(A) The number of stores with parking lots in Brugerville decreased by 10% from 2017 to 2018.
(B) All the Brugerville stores that were in business in 2018 were already at least 500 feet from the street.
(C) In 2018, the local economy in Brugerville was substantially better than the local economy of any other town in the county in which it is situated.
(D) The global trend towards online purchases was particularly strong in Brugerville during 2018.
(E) None of the Brugerville stores that had parking lots in 2018 opposed the change in the zoning laws.


OA B

Source: EMPOWERgmat