Asked by wholemelt

The chart below shows the percentage of total government revenue from oil in Nigeria between 1967 and 1990.

A 2-column table with 7 rows is shown. Column 1 is labeled Year with entries 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1990. Column 2 is labeled Percentage with entries 18.26%, 25.99%, 80.81%, 66.3%, 67%, 75.8%, 97,24%.
Based on the information in the chart, what conclusion can be drawn about the oil industry in Nigeria?

Nigeria was generating less revenue from oil in 1987 compared to pervious years.
Nigeria was generating greater revenue from oil in 1990 compared to previous years.
Nigeria’s oil revenue peaked during 1975.
Nigeria’s oil revenue decreased during 1987.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Nigeria was generating greater revenue from oil in 1990 compared to previous years.

Justification: the 1990 figure (97.24%) is higher than all earlier percentages shown, so oil accounted for a larger share of government revenue in 1990 than in any prior year.