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Information and Ideas practice question

Number of allotment plots in use: 2020: 40 2021: 48 2022: 56 2023: 52 2024: 60

Which statement is best supported by the data?

  1. A. Plots in use rose by 8 a year except in 2023, when the number fell by 4.Correct
  2. B. Plots in use rose every year.
  3. C. 2023 had the most plots in use.
  4. D. Plots in use fell between 2021 and 2022.

Answer: A. Plots in use rose by 8 a year except in 2023, when the number fell by 4.

40 → 48 → 56 → 52 → 60.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Plots in use rose every year.
2023 fell.
C. 2023 had the most plots in use.
2024's 60 is the most.
D. Plots in use fell between 2021 and 2022.
2021 to 2022 rose.

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