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Apples sold at a market on one Saturday Stall | Kilograms sold | Price per kilogram Orchard stall | 120 | $3 Farm stall | 80 | $5 A market manager notes that although the orchard stall sold more apples by weight, ____

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

  1. A. the farm stall took more money: $400 against the orchard stall's $360.Correct
  2. B. the orchard stall sold 120 kilograms.
  3. C. the farm stall's price was $5 per kilogram.
  4. D. the farm stall sold 40 kilograms fewer.

Answer: A. the farm stall took more money: $400 against the orchard stall's $360.

80 × 5 beats 120 × 3.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the orchard stall sold 120 kilograms.
Repeats the weight, no contrast.
C. the farm stall's price was $5 per kilogram.
Price alone.
D. the farm stall sold 40 kilograms fewer.
Repeats 'sold more by weight'.

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