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A festival counted its stalls in two years. Year | Stalls 2020 | 45 2025 | 90 Between 2020 and 2025 the number of stalls ____

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

  1. A. doubled, from 45 to 90.Correct
  2. B. halved, from 90 to 45.
  3. C. rose by 90.
  4. D. stayed at 45.

Answer: A. doubled, from 45 to 90.

45 to 90 is a doubling.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. halved, from 90 to 45.
Reversed.
C. rose by 90.
The rise was 45; 90 is the new total.
D. stayed at 45.
It changed.

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