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Information and Ideas practice question
A council recorded potholes reported on one road each year.
Year | Potholes reported
2022 | 40
2023 | 55
2024 | 75
2025 | 30
The council notes that reports rose for two years and then fell sharply after the road was resurfaced in 2025: ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. from 40 to 55 to 75, and then down to 30.Correct
- B. reaching 75 in 2024.
- C. with 30 reported in 2025.
- D. from 40 in 2022.
Answer: A. from 40 to 55 to 75, and then down to 30.
The rise and the fall, in order.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reaching 75 in 2024.
- The peak alone.
- C. with 30 reported in 2025.
- The fall alone.
- D. from 40 in 2022.
- The start alone.
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