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Data Interpretation · Question 38 of 75

Look at the household electricity chart for 2024 and 2025.

Question 38

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Look at the household electricity chart for 2024 and 2025. How did the household's total use for the whole of 2025 compare with 2024?

Grouped bar chart titled Household electricity use by quarter, with bars for 2024 and 2025. first quarter: 2024 320 units, 2025 284 units; second quarter: 2024 450 units, 2025 495 units; third quarter: 2024 380 units, 2025 342 units; fourth quarter: 2024 290 units, 2025 319 units.
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. 2024 total: 320+450+380+290=1,440320 + 450 + 380 + 290 = 1{,}440 units.

  2. 2025 total: 284+495+342+319=1,440284 + 495 + 342 + 319 = 1{,}440 units.

  3. The totals are equal, so the yearly use did not change.

Worth noting

To compare totals, add the bars; percentage changes of unequal parts never simply add or average. Seeing +10% in two quarters and −10% in one suggests a net rise, but the quarters have different sizes, so their percentages cannot be added. A fall of about 0.3% is the average of the four quarterly percentage changes, which is not the change in the total. 36 units is the fall in the first quarter alone.

Concept
Change in a total versus changes in its parts
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