Information and IdeasVery hardReading two trends with different timing
Information and Ideas practice question
Percent of households with a landline phone and with a mobile phone:
2010: landline 78%, mobile 82%
2015: landline 55%, mobile 91%
2020: landline 33%, mobile 96%
2025: landline 20%, mobile 97%
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Landline ownership fell by more than half while mobile ownership rose, with most of the mobile rise occurring before 2020.Correct
- B. Both landline and mobile ownership fell over the period.
- C. Mobile ownership roughly doubled between 2010 and 2025.
- D. Landlines were more common than mobiles in 2015.
Answer: A. Landline ownership fell by more than half while mobile ownership rose, with most of the mobile rise occurring before 2020.
Landlines: 78 → 20, well over half lost. Mobiles: 82 → 96 by 2020 (+14), then only +1 more by 2025.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Both landline and mobile ownership fell over the period.
- Mobile ownership rose.
- C. Mobile ownership roughly doubled between 2010 and 2025.
- 82% to 97% is far from doubling.
- D. Landlines were more common than mobiles in 2015.
- In 2015 mobiles were at 91% against landlines' 55%.
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