Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

We extrapolated next year's sales from our past sales trends.

  1. summarized

  2. surveyed

  3. inferred

  4. levied

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Extrapolate means to estimate or project future data based on existing trends. 'Inferred' captures this process of drawing conclusions from patterns. 'Summarized' and 'surveyed' don't involve projection, and 'levied' means imposing something entirely different.