Section: Analytical

15) But the number of flights has increased by 25% in the last 5 years.

The statement above would be a logical rebuttal to which of the following claims?

Airline ticket prices have increased so fast in the last five years that some people who could once afford to fly no longer can.
More air travelers are taking short trip, commuter flights. The average number of miles per flight has decreased by 30% in the last five years.
The flight industry is being taken over by a few large airlines. There are 20% fewer airlines today then there were five years ago.
Flying is getting more unsafe. The number of airplane accidents per year has increased by 10% in the last five years.
The airlines must be losing money. The cost of jet fuel has tripled in the last five years.

Explanation

If the number of accidents has increased by only 10%, while the number of flights has increased by 25%, then flying is actually getting safer.