Mayville Airport and Newcomb Airport have the same number of flight departures each day. Mayville Airport experiences 26 departure delays per 100 flights, while Newcomb Airport experiences 20 departure delays per 100 flights. When delays caused by bad weather are disregarded, Mayville Airport has 5 fewer departure delays per 100 flights than Newcomb Airport does. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information given above?

The argument states that even though the percentage of DEAPRTURE delays ( 26/100) at Mayville Airport is less than that at the Newcomb Airport (when delays due to weather are discounted), Mayville actually has 5 fewer departure delays.The number of flights is the same.

A. Bad weather causes a greater number of departure delays at Mayville Airport than at Newcomb Airport-Only possible LOGICAL DEDUCTION that is within the SCOPE of the argument.Weather delays have been talked about in the argument.

B. On average, the weather at Mayville Airport is worse than it is at Newcomb Airport.-Irrelevant because we are discussing only delays due to weather .

C. Mechanical problems cause a greater number of delays at Newcomb Airport than at Mayville Airport.- Out of Scope- a good weakner but not a good inference answer

D. The fleet of airplanes leaving from Newcomb Airport is better equipped to handle inclement weather than the fleet of airplanes leaving from MayvilleAirport.-Out of scope

E. Mayville Airport experiences a greater number of arrival delays per 100 flights than Newcomb Airport does.-Irrelevant because we are concerned with departure delays

A is correct