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Information and Ideas practice question
Pairs of storks nesting in a region:
2000: 12
2005: 20
2010: 31
2015: 33
2020: 34
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. The number of pairs rose rapidly until 2010 and has grown only slowly since.Correct
- B. The number of pairs doubled every five years.
- C. Growth was fastest between 2015 and 2020.
- D. The number of pairs fell after 2010.
Answer: A. The number of pairs rose rapidly until 2010 and has grown only slowly since.
12 → 20 → 31 are big steps; 31 → 33 → 34 are small ones.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The number of pairs doubled every five years.
- 20 to 31 and 31 to 33 are far from doubling.
- C. Growth was fastest between 2015 and 2020.
- 2015 to 2020 added just one pair, the slowest growth.
- D. The number of pairs fell after 2010.
- The number rose after 2010, though slowly.
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