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Information and Ideas practice question
Cinema admissions (millions) and average ticket price:
2015: 120 million, $8.00
2018: 110 million, $9.00
2021: 60 million, $9.50
2024: 95 million, $11.00
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Admissions fell sharply in 2021 and had only partly recovered by 2024, while ticket prices rose throughout.Correct
- B. Admissions rose in every year shown.
- C. Ticket prices fell in 2021.
- D. Admissions in 2024 exceeded those in 2015.
Answer: A. Admissions fell sharply in 2021 and had only partly recovered by 2024, while ticket prices rose throughout.
120 → 110 → 60 → 95: a sharp drop then a partial recovery. Prices: 8 → 9 → 9.50 → 11, rising every time.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Admissions rose in every year shown.
- Admissions fell in 2018 and 2021.
- C. Ticket prices fell in 2021.
- The price rose from $9.00 to $9.50 in 2021.
- D. Admissions in 2024 exceeded those in 2015.
- 95 million is below 2015's 120 million.
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