This is a question about a story that ~you~ read, it is asking what questions you can ask to help you understand it more.
Answer:
A. Cities with higher incomes tended to have higher rents.
Explanation:
I assume the numbers on the bottom indicate the income of the cities, and as they increased, the average rent (as shown on the left side) had also increased. This led to higher ratios on the right side than on the left.
Indirect object
"me" is affected by the direct object, the comb