Which of the Following Statements Do You Think Could Possibly

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements do you think could possibly be true?

• A) The number of students enrolled at City College decreased by 103.4% last year.
• B) A basketball team took 20 free throws in a game last week and made 72.6% of them.
• C) Yesterday, it was 30° (Fahrenheit) in Chicago. Today, it warmed up to 60°. This is a 50% increase in the temperature.
• D) My weight decreased by 10% last year but then increased by 10% in the first two months of this year. Thus, my overall weight from the beginning of last year until now is unchanged.
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Decimal Places

The number of digits to the right of the decimal point in a number.

Base Value

A reference or initial value used for comparison or calculation purposes in finance and economics.

Rate of Decrease

A measure of how quickly a quantity is diminishing over time, often expressed as a percentage or a ratio.

Percentage

A portion or share expressed as a fraction of 100, commonly used to compare differences in quantities.