Information and IdeasVery hardChoosing data that separate two explanations
Information and Ideas practice question
A garden centre recorded sales of two plant types before and after moving the seed racks next to the till.
Type | Before | After
Seeds | 400 | 700
Bulbs | 380 | 390
The manager credits the new position for the rise in seed sales, noting that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. seed sales rose by three quarters while bulbs, which were not moved, rose by only 10.Correct
- B. seed sales reached 700.
- C. bulb sales rose from 380 to 390.
- D. both types sold more afterwards.
Answer: A. seed sales rose by three quarters while bulbs, which were not moved, rose by only 10.
Seeds +75%; bulbs, unmoved, barely changed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. seed sales reached 700.
- One figure.
- C. bulb sales rose from 380 to 390.
- The control alone.
- D. both types sold more afterwards.
- True, but hides the contrast.
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