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Information and Ideas practice question
A library counted books borrowed by two age groups in one week.
Age group | Books
Under 12 | 130
12 to 18 | 85
The under-12s borrowed ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. 45 more books than the 12-to-18s.Correct
- B. 215 more books than the 12-to-18s.
- C. 45 fewer books than the 12-to-18s.
- D. the same number of books as the 12-to-18s.
Answer: A. 45 more books than the 12-to-18s.
130 − 85 = 45.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 215 more books than the 12-to-18s.
- 215 is the total, not the difference.
- C. 45 fewer books than the 12-to-18s.
- Reversed.
- D. the same number of books as the 12-to-18s.
- The figures differ.
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