While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • Ulaanbaatar is the
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia. • The city’s population is 907,802. • Ulaanbaatar contains 31.98 percent of Mongolia’s population. • Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. • The city’s population is 7,781,631. • Hanoi contains 8.14 percent of Vietnam’s population. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the relative sizes of the two capitals’ populations?
- A) Mongolia
- B) The populations of the capitals of Mongolia and Vietnam are 907,802 (Ulaanbaatar) and 7,781,631 (Hanoi), respectively.
- C) Even though Hanoi (population 7,781,631) is larger than Ulaanbaatar (population 907,802), Ulaanbaatar accounts for more of its country
- D) Comparing Vietnam and Mongolia, 7,781,631 is 8.14 percent of Vietnam
Correct Answer: C) Even though Hanoi (population 7,781,631) is larger than Ulaanbaatar (population 907,802), Ulaanbaatar accounts for more of its country
Explanation
The choice that most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the relative sizes of the two capitals' populations is: C) Even though Hanoi (population 7,781,631) is larger than Ulaanbaatar (population 907,802), Ulaanbaatar accounts for more of its country's population. This choice highlights the contrasting population sizes of the two capitals, with Hanoi being larger than Ulaanbaatar. However, it also emphasizes that despite its smaller population, Ulaanbaatar accounts for a higher percentage of Mongolia's population compared to the percentage of Vietnam's population accounted for by Hanoi. This effectively demonstrates the relative significance of Ulaanbaatar within Mongolia.