Information and IdeasVery hardReading a table of a school's exam entries
Information and Ideas practice question
Exam entries and top grades at a school
Subject | Entries | Top grades
History | 40 | 10
Physics | 20 | 8
The head of science points out that although history produced more top grades, ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. physics produced them at a higher rate: 40 percent of its entries, against 25 percent for history.Correct
- B. history had 40 entries.
- C. physics had 8 top grades.
- D. history had twice as many entries as physics.
Answer: A. physics produced them at a higher rate: 40 percent of its entries, against 25 percent for history.
8 of 20 against 10 of 40.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. history had 40 entries.
- Entries alone.
- C. physics had 8 top grades.
- A count, no rate.
- D. history had twice as many entries as physics.
- True, but not about rates of top grades.
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