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Average house price and number of new homes built in a region: 2018: $250,000, 900 homes 2020: $280,000, 700 homes 2022: $340,000, 500 homes 2024: $350,000, 1,200 homes

Which statement is best supported by the data?

  1. A. Prices rose throughout, while building fell for several years and then jumped in 2024.Correct
  2. B. Building rose in every period shown.
  3. C. Prices fell between 2022 and 2024.
  4. D. Building was at its lowest in 2018.

Answer: A. Prices rose throughout, while building fell for several years and then jumped in 2024.

Prices: 250 → 280 → 340 → 350, rising. Homes: 900 → 700 → 500, then 1,200.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Building rose in every period shown.
Building fell in 2020 and 2022.
C. Prices fell between 2022 and 2024.
Prices rose from 340 to 350 thousand.
D. Building was at its lowest in 2018.
2022's 500 homes is the lowest; 2018 had 900.

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