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A school counted its pupils who bring a packed lunch and those who eat a school lunch. Lunch | Pupils Packed | 80 School | 150 More pupils ____

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

  1. A. eat a school lunch (150) than bring a packed lunch (80).Correct
  2. B. bring a packed lunch (150) than eat a school lunch (80).
  3. C. bring a packed lunch than eat a school lunch.
  4. D. eat a school lunch than bring a packed lunch, by 230.

Answer: A. eat a school lunch (150) than bring a packed lunch (80).

150 is more than 80.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. bring a packed lunch (150) than eat a school lunch (80).
The numbers are swapped.
C. bring a packed lunch than eat a school lunch.
Reversed.
D. eat a school lunch than bring a packed lunch, by 230.
230 is the total, not the difference (70).

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