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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - A school can spend a grant on a new science lab or on laptops for every pupil. - The lab would cost $200,000 and be used by pupils in years 10 to 13. - The laptops would cost $180,000 and be used by all pupils. - A survey found that 40 percent of pupils have no computer at home. The student wants to argue for the laptops, using the survey.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Because 40 percent of pupils have no computer at home, laptops for every pupil, at $180,000, would reach all pupils in a way that a $200,000 lab for years 10 to 13 would not.Correct
  2. B. The laptops would cost $180,000.
  3. C. The lab would be used by pupils in years 10 to 13.
  4. D. The school has a grant to spend.

Answer: A. Because 40 percent of pupils have no computer at home, laptops for every pupil, at $180,000, would reach all pupils in a way that a $200,000 lab for years 10 to 13 would not.

The survey drives the choice.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The laptops would cost $180,000.
Cost alone.
C. The lab would be used by pupils in years 10 to 13.
A point about the lab, no argument.
D. The school has a grant to spend.
No recommendation.

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