Information and IdeasHardReading a table of a town's recycling rates
Information and Ideas practice question
Share of household waste recycled
Town | 2020 | 2024
Elmford | 30% | 48%
Barrow | 45% | 47%
A reporter notes that Elmford, which started far behind, ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. has almost caught up with Barrow, rising 18 points to 48 percent while Barrow rose only 2 points to 47 percent.Correct
- B. recycled 30 percent of its waste in 2020.
- C. still recycles less than Barrow.
- D. recycled 48 percent in 2024.
Answer: A. has almost caught up with Barrow, rising 18 points to 48 percent while Barrow rose only 2 points to 47 percent.
A big rise against a small one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. recycled 30 percent of its waste in 2020.
- The start only.
- C. still recycles less than Barrow.
- Elmford now recycles more.
- D. recycled 48 percent in 2024.
- The end only.
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