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Information and Ideas practice question
A council recorded the number of complaints about two services in two years.
Service | 2024 | 2025
Bins | 210 | 140
Street lights | 90 | 150
A councillor notes that the two services moved in opposite directions: ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. complaints about bins fell from 210 to 140 while complaints about street lights rose from 90 to 150.Correct
- B. bins drew 210 complaints in 2024.
- C. street lights drew 150 complaints in 2025.
- D. total complaints fell slightly.
Answer: A. complaints about bins fell from 210 to 140 while complaints about street lights rose from 90 to 150.
One fell, one rose.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bins drew 210 complaints in 2024.
- One figure.
- C. street lights drew 150 complaints in 2025.
- One figure.
- D. total complaints fell slightly.
- True (300 to 290), but hides the opposite movements.
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