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Information and Ideas practice question

A stall sold cakes at a fair in the morning and in the afternoon. Time | Cakes sold Morning | 30 Afternoon | 25 Over the whole day the stall sold ____

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

  1. A. 55 cakes.Correct
  2. B. 30 cakes.
  3. C. 5 cakes.
  4. D. 25 cakes.

Answer: A. 55 cakes.

30 + 25 = 55.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 30 cakes.
30 is the morning alone.
C. 5 cakes.
5 is the difference between the two.
D. 25 cakes.
25 is the afternoon alone.

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