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Information and Ideas practice question
Average price of a cinema ticket at a local cinema:
2015: $6.00
2018: $7.50
2021: $7.50
2024: $9.00
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. The price rose by $1.50 in each of the periods shown except 2018 to 2021, when it was unchanged.Correct
- B. The price rose steadily every three years.
- C. The price doubled between 2015 and 2024.
- D. The price fell between 2018 and 2021.
Answer: A. The price rose by $1.50 in each of the periods shown except 2018 to 2021, when it was unchanged.
6.00 → 7.50 (+1.50), 7.50 → 7.50 (0), 7.50 → 9.00 (+1.50).
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The price rose steadily every three years.
- 2018 to 2021 was flat.
- C. The price doubled between 2015 and 2024.
- 9.00 is 1.5 times 6.00, not double.
- D. The price fell between 2018 and 2021.
- It was unchanged, not lower.
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