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Information and Ideas practice question

Screenings of two films in one week Film | Screenings | Total tickets sold Comedy | 20 | 2,400 Drama | 10 | 1,500 The cinema manager observes that the drama, despite fewer screenings, ____

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

  1. A. drew more people per screening: 150 on average, against 120 for the comedy.Correct
  2. B. sold 1,500 tickets.
  3. C. had 10 screenings.
  4. D. sold fewer tickets in total than the comedy.

Answer: A. drew more people per screening: 150 on average, against 120 for the comedy.

1,500/10 beats 2,400/20.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. sold 1,500 tickets.
A total, no per-screening comparison.
C. had 10 screenings.
Repeats 'fewer screenings'.
D. sold fewer tickets in total than the comedy.
True, but the sentence sets up a point in the drama's favour.

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