Information and IdeasHardChoosing data that fit a claim about a rate
Information and Ideas practice question
A school recorded pupils and library loans in two terms.
Term | Pupils | Loans
Autumn | 400 | 1,200
Spring | 440 | 1,100
The librarian reports that loans per pupil fell, ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. from 3 per pupil in autumn to 2.5 in spring.Correct
- B. because there were 440 pupils in spring.
- C. as loans fell from 1,200 to 1,100.
- D. since pupils rose by 40.
Answer: A. from 3 per pupil in autumn to 2.5 in spring.
1,200/400 = 3; 1,100/440 = 2.5.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. because there were 440 pupils in spring.
- Pupil count alone.
- C. as loans fell from 1,200 to 1,100.
- Total loans, not the rate.
- D. since pupils rose by 40.
- Pupil change alone.
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