Information and IdeasVery hardRecognising a share that rose while a count fell
Information and Ideas practice question
A school choir:
2015: 60 members, 12 of whom were boys
2025: 40 members, 12 of whom were boys
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. The number of boys stayed the same, but their share of the choir rose from a fifth to three tenths.Correct
- B. The number of boys fell.
- C. The share of boys fell.
- D. The choir grew between 2015 and 2025.
Answer: A. The number of boys stayed the same, but their share of the choir rose from a fifth to three tenths.
12 of 60 is 20%; 12 of 40 is 30%.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The number of boys fell.
- 12 both years.
- C. The share of boys fell.
- The share rose.
- D. The choir grew between 2015 and 2025.
- The choir shrank from 60 to 40.
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