Information and IdeasHardReading a table of energy use per home
Information and Ideas practice question
Average yearly electricity use per home (kilowatt-hours)
Region | 2014 | 2024
North | 4,200 | 3,600
South | 3,100 | 3,900
An analyst notes that the two regions have converged: ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. the North's use fell from 4,200 to 3,600 kilowatt-hours while the South's rose from 3,100 to 3,900, narrowing the gap from 1,100 to 300.Correct
- B. the North used 4,200 kilowatt-hours per home in 2014.
- C. the South used more electricity per home than the North in 2024.
- D. both regions used more than 3,000 kilowatt-hours per home in both years.
Answer: A. the North's use fell from 4,200 to 3,600 kilowatt-hours while the South's rose from 3,100 to 3,900, narrowing the gap from 1,100 to 300.
One down, one up, gap narrowed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the North used 4,200 kilowatt-hours per home in 2014.
- One figure.
- C. the South used more electricity per home than the North in 2024.
- True, but describes 2024 only, not convergence.
- D. both regions used more than 3,000 kilowatt-hours per home in both years.
- True, but not convergence.
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