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Information and Ideas practice question
Average age of a town's residents:
1990: 34
2000: 37
2010: 41
2020: 39
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. The average age rose for two decades and then fell slightly.Correct
- B. The average age rose in every decade shown.
- C. The average age was highest in 2020.
- D. The average age fell between 1990 and 2010.
Answer: A. The average age rose for two decades and then fell slightly.
34 → 37 → 41 rises; 41 → 39 is a small fall.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The average age rose in every decade shown.
- 2010 to 2020 was a fall.
- C. The average age was highest in 2020.
- 2010's 41 is the highest.
- D. The average age fell between 1990 and 2010.
- 1990 to 2010 was a rise.
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