Information and IdeasVery hardReading a table of two wind farms' output
Information and Ideas practice question
Average output of two wind farms (megawatts)
Site | 2020 | 2024
X | 30 | 33
Y | 10 | 18
An engineer notes that although Site X still produces more power, ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. Site Y's output grew by 80 percent over the four years, against 10 percent at Site X.Correct
- B. Site X produced 33 megawatts in 2024.
- C. Site Y produced 18 megawatts in 2024.
- D. both sites produced more in 2024 than in 2020.
Answer: A. Site Y's output grew by 80 percent over the four years, against 10 percent at Site X.
Growth rates, not levels.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Site X produced 33 megawatts in 2024.
- A level, no comparison of growth.
- C. Site Y produced 18 megawatts in 2024.
- A level, no comparison of growth.
- D. both sites produced more in 2024 than in 2020.
- True, but not the contrast.
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