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A town counted the swans on its lake in two years. Year | Swans 2024 | 8 2025 | 12 Between 2024 and 2025 the number of swans ____

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?

  1. A. rose from 8 to 12.Correct
  2. B. fell from 12 to 8.
  3. C. stayed at 8.
  4. D. rose from 8 to 20.

Answer: A. rose from 8 to 12.

8 then 12: a rise.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. fell from 12 to 8.
Reversed.
C. stayed at 8.
It changed.
D. rose from 8 to 20.
20 is the two years added together.

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