7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Approximate number of jobs (in thousands) 2010 2019 Employment in Technology in

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7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Approximate number of jobs (in thousands) 2010 2019 Employment in Technology in Hawaii in 2010 and 2019 Year engineering services technical consulting services computer services For each data egory, the following bars are shown: engineering services technical consulting services computer services All data are approximate. The Approximate number of jobs data for the 2 egories are as follows: 2010: engineering services: 6 thousand jobs technical consulting services: 4 thousand jobs computer services: 6 thousand jobs 2019: engineering services: 6 thousand jobs technical consulting services: 5 thousand jobs computer services: 5 thousand jobs A student in Hawaii is interested in pursuing a career in technology and decides to do some research on local trends. The student notices that the number of jobs in computer services in 2010 was ______ blank Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the statement?

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Choice B is the best answer because it uses data from the graph to effectively complete the statement regarding what the student notices about the number of jobs in computer services in 2010. The graph shows that in 2010, the number of computer services jobs was approximately 6,000, which is the same approximate number of jobs in engineering services. Additionally, the graph shows that in 2019, the number of jobs in technical consulting services and the number of jobs in computer services were about the same, at approximately 5,000. Choice A is incorrect. While the graph shows that in 2010 the number of computer services jobs (about 6,000) was higher than the number of technical consulting services jobs (about 4,000), in 2019 the number of computer services jobs (about 5,000) was not about the same as the number of engineering services jobs (about 6,000). Choice C is incorrect because according to the graph, the number of jobs in computer services was lower than the number of jobs in engineering services in 2019, not 2010. Additionally, the graph shows that in 2019, the number of computer services jobs (about 5,000) was not higher than the number of jobs in engineering services (about 6,000). Choice D is incorrect because the graph shows that the number of computer services jobs was about the same as the number of technical consulting services jobs in 2019, not 2010. This also means the number of computer services jobs could not have been lower than the technical consulting services jobs in 2019 if they were about the same.

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