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A vet claims that the family's cat travels more than a kilometre from home on its nightly wanderings.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the vet's claim?

  1. A. A GPS tracker on the cat's collar recorded it 1.4 kilometres from the house at 2 a.m. on five of seven nights.Correct
  2. B. The cat is three years old.
  3. C. Cats are nocturnal hunters.
  4. D. The cat comes home for breakfast.

Answer: A. A GPS tracker on the cat's collar recorded it 1.4 kilometres from the house at 2 a.m. on five of seven nights.

GPS readings beyond a kilometre on most nights: direct evidence.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The cat is three years old.
Age doesn't show distance.
C. Cats are nocturnal hunters.
A general fact about cats.
D. The cat comes home for breakfast.
Returning says nothing about how far it went.

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