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The school's vegetable patch produced 40 kilograms of potatoes this year. The kitchen used half of them, and the rest were sold at the school gate, raising £60 to buy next year's seeds.

According to the text, what happened to the potatoes that the kitchen did not use?

  1. A. They were sold at the school gate.Correct
  2. B. They were thrown away.
  3. C. They were planted as next year's seeds.
  4. D. They were given to the teachers.

Answer: A. They were sold at the school gate.

Sold at the gate for £60.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. They were thrown away.
They were sold.
C. They were planted as next year's seeds.
The money bought seeds; the potatoes were sold.
D. They were given to the teachers.
Not mentioned.

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