The chart shows the estimated number of tickets sold to four different

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The chart shows the estimated number of tickets sold to four different renowned commercial theaters in London from 2020 to 2023. The number of tickets sold at the four commercial theaters in a year depends on factors such as the popularity of the shows, the seating capacity of the venue, and any special events or performances hosted there.

Using the drop-down menus, select the most accurate statement based on the information provided.

Between 2020 and 2023, the ticket count to theater saw a decrease of approximately percent, rounded to the nearest 10 percent.

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Amity007 · Answer

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DishaAgarwal12 · Answer

this question is unclear, we can only do approximation here. i assumed it became 56000 by eye balling, so 4/60*100=6.6%, nearest 10 should be 10.5

Gmat860sanskar · Answer

Amity007  , Could you please address Disha's question. Thank you

egmat · Answer

Hi Gmat860sanskar,

Happy to help! Let me walk through the approach for this problem step by step.

This is a two-dropdown question where both dropdowns are connected — you need to find WHICH theater saw a decrease AND what that percentage decrease was.

Step 1: Identify the theater with a DECREASE. 
The key word in the statement is 'decrease.' Between  2020  and  2023 , you need to look at each theater's ticket count in  2020  and compare it to  2023 . Most theaters likely saw increases or stayed flat over this period. The one theater whose  2023  value is LOWER than its  2020  value is  Royal National . That eliminates Shakespeare's Globe, The Old Vic, and London Palladium for Dropdown  1 .

Step 2: Calculate the percentage decrease for Royal National. 
Use the  Percentage Decrease formula :
 Percentage Decrease = ((2020 value - 2023 value) / 2020 value) × 100

From the chart, read Royal National's ticket count in  2020  and in  2023 . When you plug those numbers into the formula, you get approximately  5.3% .

Note that  the statement says 'rounded to the nearest  10  percent' — this is a bit  misleading in the wording , but among the dropdown choices ( 5.3 ,  10.5 ,  15.0 ,  20.4 ,  25.6 ), the calculated value lands closest to  5.3% .

So the complete statement reads:  'Between  2020  and  2023 , the ticket count to  Royal National  theater saw a decrease of approximately  5.3  percent.'

The critical first step is always to check which theaters actually DECREASED — that narrows your options immediately before you even start calculating.

Answer: Royal National, 5.3

Gmat860sanskar · Answer

Thanks  egmat . I hope,  DishaAgarwal12  that your query is now resolved. Anyhow, if you have anything else, please feel free to add.

Gmat860sanskar · Answer

Amity007  could you please improve the wording of this question. Thanks.

Bunuel · Answer

Archiving the question.

The chart shows the estimated number of tickets sold to four different

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