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Information and IdeasVery hardReading a table of wheat yields

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Wheat harvest Farm | Hectares | Tonnes P | 100 | 800 Q | 30 | 270 An agronomist notes that although Farm P grew far more wheat, ____

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

  1. A. Farm Q's yield of 9 tonnes per hectare exceeds Farm P's 8.Correct
  2. B. Farm Q has only 30 hectares.
  3. C. Farm P harvested 800 tonnes.
  4. D. Farm P has more than three times as much land.

Answer: A. Farm Q's yield of 9 tonnes per hectare exceeds Farm P's 8.

Yield per hectare, not the total.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Farm Q has only 30 hectares.
Size alone.
C. Farm P harvested 800 tonnes.
Total alone.
D. Farm P has more than three times as much land.
Size alone.

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