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Average occupancy of two hotels (percent of rooms filled) Hotel | Rooms | 2023 | 2024 Harbour | 40 | 85% | 90% Station | 120 | 60% | 55% A tourism officer notes that although the Station hotel has three times as many rooms, ____

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?

  1. A. the Harbour hotel fills a far larger share of them, 90 percent in 2024 against the Station's 55 percent, and its occupancy is rising while the Station's is falling.Correct
  2. B. the Station hotel has 120 rooms.
  3. C. the Harbour hotel's occupancy rose from 85 to 90 percent.
  4. D. both hotels reported occupancy for 2023 and 2024.

Answer: A. the Harbour hotel fills a far larger share of them, 90 percent in 2024 against the Station's 55 percent, and its occupancy is rising while the Station's is falling.

Smaller hotel, fuller and improving.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the Station hotel has 120 rooms.
Repeats the size, no contrast.
C. the Harbour hotel's occupancy rose from 85 to 90 percent.
Harbour alone, no comparison.
D. both hotels reported occupancy for 2023 and 2024.
Empty.

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