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The town's population fell by a fifth between 2001 and 2011, but the number of households rose. A demographer could reasonably infer that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. households became smaller, with fewer people living in each.Correct
  2. B. many houses stood empty.
  3. C. the town's area grew.
  4. D. the population later recovered.

Answer: A. households became smaller, with fewer people living in each.

Fewer people, more households.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. many houses stood empty.
More households means more homes occupied, not empty.
C. the town's area grew.
Nothing about area.
D. the population later recovered.
Nothing after 2011.

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