71 18- The graph below shows the number of London Underground station passengers from 6 am to 22 pm. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. London Underground station passengers 0
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Time N um be r of pe opl e The graph shows the fluctuation in the number of people at a London
underground station over the course of a day from 6 am to 22 pm.
The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a sharp increase
between 06:00 and 08:00, with 400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After
this the numbers drop quickly to less than 200 at 10 o'clock. Between 11 am
and 3 pm the number rises, with a plateau of just under 300 people using the
station.
In the afternoon, numbers decline, with less than 100 using the station at 4
pm. There is then a rapid rise to a peak of 380 at 6pm. After 7 pm, numbers
fall significantly, with only a slight increase again at 8pm, tailing off after 9 pm.
Overall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the early morning
and early evening periods.
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