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Information and Ideas practice question
Rainfall at a station, by season last year (mm):
Spring: 150
Summer: 90
Autumn: 210
Winter: 240
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Autumn and winter together accounted for about two thirds of the year's rainfall.Correct
- B. Summer was the wettest season.
- C. Spring had more rain than autumn.
- D. The year's total rainfall was under 600 mm.
Answer: A. Autumn and winter together accounted for about two thirds of the year's rainfall.
Total 690; autumn + winter = 450, about 65%.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Summer was the wettest season.
- Summer's 90 is the least.
- C. Spring had more rain than autumn.
- 150 < 210.
- D. The year's total rainfall was under 600 mm.
- The total is 690.
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