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Information and Ideas practice question
Number of nesting pairs of terns on an island:
2020: 30
2021: 45
2022: 45
2023: 60
2024: 50
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Pairs rose by 15 in 2021 and 2023, were unchanged in 2022, and fell by 10 in 2024.Correct
- B. Pairs rose every year.
- C. 2024 had the most pairs.
- D. Pairs fell between 2021 and 2022.
Answer: A. Pairs rose by 15 in 2021 and 2023, were unchanged in 2022, and fell by 10 in 2024.
30 → 45 → 45 → 60 → 50.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Pairs rose every year.
- 2022 was flat and 2024 fell.
- C. 2024 had the most pairs.
- 2023's 60 is the most.
- D. Pairs fell between 2021 and 2022.
- 2021 and 2022 were both 45.
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