Question

Read the paragraph from the section "CDC Reports Record Number Of Deaths In 2016."The CDC found that West Virginia continued to be the state with the highest drug overdose death rate, with a rate of 52 deaths per 100,000 state residents in 2016. Ohio and New Hampshire were next, both at about 39 per 100,000.
What conclusion is BEST supported by the paragraph above?
(A)West Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire need to take action to better control illegal drugs.
(B)52 people died of drug overdoses in West Virginia; 39 people died in both Ohio and New Hampshire.
(C)People are most likely to die at a young age in West Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire.
(D)West Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire have been hardest hit by the problem of deadly drug abuse

Answer 1

Answer: (D)West Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire have been hardest hit by the problem of deadly drug abuse.

Explanation:

The paragraph above simply explains that West Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire have been hardest hit by the problem of deadly drug abuse.

This was depicted in the text above as the three states were mentioned to be the states that have seen the most deaths with regards to drug cases.