Information and IdeasEasy–MediumComplete statement with correct trend figures
Information and Ideas practice question
A small video game studio ran outside playtests on four successive builds of a puzzle-adventure game, recording how often testers hit bugs, how long they played before quitting, and how many finished the tutorial.
Build / Bug reports per hour of play / Median session length (minutes) / Testers completing tutorial
1 / 14.2 / 22 / 41%
2 / 9.8 / 35 / 58%
3 / 6.1 / 48 / 76%
4 / 3.4 / 57 / 89%
Summarizing the results for the team, the producer noted that from Build 1 to Build 4 bug reports per hour of play fell by more than 10, while the share of testers who completed the tutorial
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the producer's statement?
- A. rose from 41 percent to 76 percent.
- B. rose by 3.4 percentage points, from 41 percent to 44.4 percent.
- C. fell from 89 percent to 41 percent.
- D. more than doubled, rising from 41 percent to 89 percent.Correct
Answer: D. more than doubled, rising from 41 percent to 89 percent.
Build 1 to Build 4 is 41 percent to 89 percent, and 89 is more than twice 41, so choice D is both accurate and responsive to the Build 1-to-Build 4 comparison. Choice A stops at Build 3's 76 percent instead of Build 4's 89 percent. Choice B misuses the bug-report figure (3.4 bug reports per hour for Build 4) as a change in percentage points. Choice C reverses the direction of the change, reading the table from Build 4 back to Build 1.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. rose from 41 percent to 76 percent.
- 76 percent is Build 3's figure; the producer is comparing Build 1 to Build 4, which is 89 percent.
- B. rose by 3.4 percentage points, from 41 percent to 44.4 percent.
- 3.4 is Build 4's bug reports per hour, not a change in percentage points — you pulled a number from the wrong column.
- C. fell from 89 percent to 41 percent.
- You read the tutorial column from Build 4 back to Build 1, reversing the direction; completion rose from 41 to 89 percent.
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