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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?

  1. A. Admissions fell sharply in 2021 and had only partly recovered by 2024, while ticket prices rose throughout.Correct
  2. B. Admissions rose in every year shown.
  3. C. Ticket prices fell in 2021.
  4. 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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