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Information and Ideas practice question
Number of active members of a running club:
2020: 45
2021: 60
2022: 60
2023: 75
2024: 70
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Membership rose by 15 in 2021 and 2023, was unchanged in 2022, and fell by 5 in 2024.Correct
- B. Membership rose every year.
- C. Membership peaked in 2024.
- D. Membership fell between 2021 and 2022.
Answer: A. Membership rose by 15 in 2021 and 2023, was unchanged in 2022, and fell by 5 in 2024.
45 → 60 (+15), 60 → 60 (0), 60 → 75 (+15), 75 → 70 (−5).
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Membership rose every year.
- 2022 was flat and 2024 fell.
- C. Membership peaked in 2024.
- 2023's 75 is the peak.
- D. Membership fell between 2021 and 2022.
- 2021 to 2022 was unchanged.
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