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Information and Ideas practice question
A town's dentists:
2005: 20,000 residents, 10 dentists
2025: 32,000 residents, 12 dentists
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Although the town gained dentists, residents per dentist rose from 2,000 to about 2,670.Correct
- B. Residents per dentist fell over the period.
- C. The number of dentists fell.
- D. The town's population fell.
Answer: A. Although the town gained dentists, residents per dentist rose from 2,000 to about 2,670.
20,000/10 = 2,000; 32,000/12 ≈ 2,667.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Residents per dentist fell over the period.
- The ratio rose.
- C. The number of dentists fell.
- Dentists rose from 10 to 12.
- D. The town's population fell.
- Population rose.
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