Which number represents the decade in which World War I took place?

Responses
A 11
B 22
C 33
D 4

1 answer

World War I took place from 1914 to 1918, which is in the 1910s decade. If we are interpreting the question in terms of the counting of decades (where each decade starts at a year ending in 0), then we would refer to the years from 1910 to 1919 as the 191st decade.

To identify which number (A, B, C, D) corresponds to that, we can look at the first digit of the decades:

  • The 1910s is the 20s decade (counting decades starting from year 0).

Based on this understanding, it appears you might be looking for a numerical representation of the 1910s. None of the options A (11), B (22), C (33), or D (4) directly map to the number of the decade, but if we strictly define the 1910s in this question context as 1 (the first digit), then option A would make the most sense.

So, the best answer in terms of the representation of the number would be:

A 11 (interpreted as the decade within the 20th century).