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Hi Bunuel - can you confirm the answer for this question
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Hi Bunuel - can you confirm the answer for this question
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I agree the answer for % change is Op Hours, but in the question its clearly mentioned for both Electricity output and Op Hours change we have to consider and then answer, at that instance answer would be false.
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Among all plants that reported a decline in electricity output, the one with the smallest decline is also the one with the smallest decline in operating hours.

Plants with electricity declines are Evergreen (−1.1%), Dresden (−3.8%), Phoenix (−5.2%), Berlin (−0.5%), and Sydney (−2.5%). The smallest decline in electricity output is for Berlin (−0.5%). Among these same plants, the smallest decline in operating hours is for Evergreen (−0.6%). Since these are different plants, the one with the smallest electricity decline is not the one with the smallest operating-hour decline.

Answer: False

The plant with the median electricity output is the same as the plant with the median number of operating hours.

There are 15 plants, so the median is the 8th entry when sorted. By electricity output, the 8th plant is Chennai (77,800 GWh). By operating hours, the 8th plant is also Chennai (7,480 hours). Therefore, both medians correspond to the same plant.

Answer: True

Exactly one-third of the plants that showed an increase in both electricity output and operating hours are located in Europe.

Sort the table by percent change in electricity output from largest to smallest. Then, looking at the percent change in operating hours, consider only those with positive values. These are Asahi, Lingang, Busan, Chennai, Tainan, Rotterdam, Madrid, Paris, and Kuala — 9 plants in total. Among these, exactly 3 (Rotterdam, Madrid, and Paris) are located in Europe. Since 3 out of 9 equals one-third, the statement is correct.

Answer: True

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I agree the answer for % change is Op Hours, but in the question its clearly mentioned for both Electricity output and Op Hours change we have to consider and then answer, at that instance answer would be false.

You’re misreading the scope. “Among plants that reported a decline in electricity output” means filter by output-decline only. Then compare their operating-hour declines. In that subset: smallest output drop = Berlin (-0.5), smallest hours drop = Evergreen (-0.6). Different plants, so False.
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My comment is for the 3rd T/F sub question here, not the 1st one(which you are referring to), I'm trying to say the answer has been made by only looking at Op Hours , but in question its clearly mentioned to consider both. Rethink the 3rd True/False question, you might find some correctness in my comment.
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You’re misreading the scope. “Among plants that reported a decline in electricity output” means filter by output-decline only. Then compare their operating-hour declines. In that subset: smallest output drop = Berlin (-0.5), smallest hours drop = Evergreen (-0.6). Different plants, so False.
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My comment is for the 3rd T/F sub question here, not the 1st one(which you are referring to), I'm trying to say the answer has been made by only looking at Op Hours , but in question its clearly mentioned to consider both. Rethink the 3rd True/False question, you might find some correctness in my comment.


You’re mistaken. The solution already considered both electricity and operating-hour increases. The list of 9 plants includes only those with positive change in both, and 3 of them are in Europe, so the statement is True.
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For Q3, I was incorrect in identifying BOTH X and Y. I calculated X and Y and compared the answer, and it turned out to be comparing 3/10 and 3/9. Instead of combining it into 3/9 :DDD

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x for % positive change in electricity
y for % positivechange in op hours
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