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Items sold and returned in one month Shop | Sold | Returned High Street | 2,000 | 100 Online | 5,000 | 750 A manager notes that the online shop, though it sells more, ____

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

  1. A. has a far higher return rate: 15 percent of items against 5 percent for the High Street shop.Correct
  2. B. sold 5,000 items.
  3. C. had 750 returns.
  4. D. sells more than twice as many items as the High Street shop.

Answer: A. has a far higher return rate: 15 percent of items against 5 percent for the High Street shop.

Return rates, not counts.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. sold 5,000 items.
Repeats the sales lead.
C. had 750 returns.
A count, no rate.
D. sells more than twice as many items as the High Street shop.
Repeats the sales lead.

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