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"There has been ______________ in new students taking out-of-school activities, down from 500 to 350."
a 30% reduction
a 30% increase
a sharp rise
"There are over 50 competitors in the race and _____________ have trained for months, but only a few of them haven't."
a 40%
one in three
the vast majority
"Female teachers ____________ male teachers by three to one."
outnumber
threefold
has gone up
three times as many
"__________________ of my classmates do sport. Around 47% of them."
Twofold
NONE is correct
Roughly half
Halved
"Last year, there were an average number of 6 students per class. This year there are 18. There has been a _____________ increase."
three times as many
threefold
one in three
sharp
"75% more teachers are using Baamboozle in class this year. There has been __________."
a tiny rise
a sharp rise
an outnumbered rise
a sevenfold increase
"The number of B grades in tests ______________ a 71% this year, moving from 70 to 120."
has trebled by
has gone down by
has outnumbered by
has gone up by
"_______________ the companies ask for an interview."
NONE is correct
Three times as many as
Three in four in
Three in four of
"There has been a very ______________ earnings all over the country. The economic situation is getting worse."
sharp rise of
sharp rise in
sharp fall of
sharp fall in
"In our class, girls outnumber boys ______________."
four in two
by four to two
NONE is correct
by four on two
Roughly one in three of all profiles is fake. → "Roughly ___________ all profiles is fake." (THIRD)
A THIRD OF
There has been a 25% reduction in the number of teachers. → "The number of teachers _____________ 25%." (GONE DOWN)
HAS GONE DOWN BY
In England, the vast majority of days are rainy. → "In England, only ___________ are sunny." (FRACTION)
A TINY FRACTION OF DAYS
There has been a threefold increase in the number of complaints. → "The number of complaints ______________." (TREBLED)
HAS TREBLED
In my group, there are four times more girls than boys. → "In my group, girls ______________ four to one." (OUTNUMBER)
OUTNUMBER BOYS BY
At Fiac, we have 30% more students this year than last year. → "At Fiac, the number of students _______________ 30% since last year." (INCREASED)
HAS INCREASED BY
