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Information and Ideas practice question
A council counted vehicles on two roads for one hour in the morning and one in the evening.
Road | Morning | Evening
High Street | 420 | 610
Mill Lane | 380 | 190
A councillor argues that Mill Lane is mainly a morning route, noting that its traffic ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. fell from 380 vehicles in the morning to 190 in the evening, whereas the High Street's rose.Correct
- B. was 420 in the morning.
- C. rose from 420 to 610.
- D. was lower than the High Street's in both counts.
Answer: A. fell from 380 vehicles in the morning to 190 in the evening, whereas the High Street's rose.
Mill Lane: 380 down to 190, against the High Street's rise.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was 420 in the morning.
- 420 is the High Street's morning figure.
- C. rose from 420 to 610.
- Those are the High Street's figures.
- D. was lower than the High Street's in both counts.
- True, but it doesn't show a morning bias.
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