Information and IdeasHardSupporting a share claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A sports club's members by activity:
Swimming: 75
Running: 45
Cycling: 30
The club's treasurer claims that swimmers make up half of all members. Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to support the claim?
- A. Swimming has 75 of the 150 members, which is exactly half.Correct
- B. Swimming has more members than running.
- C. Swimming has more members than cycling.
- D. Swimming has 75 members.
Answer: A. Swimming has 75 of the 150 members, which is exactly half.
Half of the total: 75 of 150.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Swimming has more members than running.
- Being larger than one activity doesn't establish half.
- C. Swimming has more members than cycling.
- Being larger than one activity doesn't establish half.
- D. Swimming has 75 members.
- A count without the total.
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