Question

read the claim and reason.
claim: our school cafeteria should offer more meatless main dishes.
reason: there are a significant number of vegetarians attending our school.
what evidence best supports the students reason?
the results of a student survey suggest that twenty - three percent of the students consider themselves vegetarians.
though school food is funded by state and county governments, the menu is determined by school cafeteria staff.
salads and meatless pasta dishes add variety to school menus and provide vegetarians with possible choices.
vegetarians rely on beans, nuts, and greek yogurt as alternate sources of protein in their diets.

Explanation:

The claim is about the cafeteria offering more meatless main dishes because there are significant vegetarians. The student survey result directly shows the number of vegetarians (23% is a notable proportion), which supports the reason. The other options either talk about menu - determining authority (not relevant to the number of vegetarians), benefits of certain dishes (not about the number of vegetarians), or vegetarian protein sources (not about the number of vegetarians in the school).

Answer:

The results of a student survey suggest that twenty - three percent of the students consider themselves vegetarians.