Multiple choice

Which of the following best completes the passage below? The rate of fatal industrial mishaps in the country fell from 11.3 percent in 1990 to 8.7 percent in 2000. We cannot, however, conclude from these facts that the number of deaths caused by industrial mishaps in 2000 was lower than in 1990 because______

  1. fatal industrial mishap related news items increased between 1990 and 2000

  2. many of the high-fatality industrial processes of the 1990s were replaced by more safe procedures in 2000, resulting in saving many precious lives

  3. in the most industrialized states of the country, the fatal industrial mishap rate was much higher in 2000 than in 1990

  4. the total number of industrial mishaps, including fatal and non-fatal, increased between 1990 and 2000

  5. the average cost of industrial mishaps borne by the employers dropped during the period 1990 to 2000
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Percentage of mishaps being lower does not imply the actual numbers being lower too unless the actual numbers are given not a case here. Option (4) by telling us that the total number of mishaps has increased gives us an indication of the number from which the percentage can be calculated. Hence (4)

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