Question

Study the bar graph about aircraft production in 1943. Which of these statements are correct? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Together, Japan and Germany built as many aircraft as the United States.

Japan built the fewest aircraft.

Germany and Britain built about the same number of aircraft.

Germany built the fewest aircraft.

The United States built more aircraft than Britain, Germany, and Japan combined.
A graph titled Total Aircraft Produced. It shows Japan under 20,000, Germany at 22,000, Britain at 23,000, and the United notes at over 80,000.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- [ ] Together, Japan and Germany built as many aircraft as the United States. — False. Japan (<20,000) + Germany (22,000) ≈ 40,000, far less than the U.S. (>80,000).
- [✓] Japan built the fewest aircraft. — True. Japan’s bar is the smallest (<20,000).
- [✓] Germany and Britain built about the same number of aircraft. — True. Germany ≈ 22,000 and Britain ≈ 23,000.
- [ ] Germany built the fewest aircraft. — False. Germany (22,000) is more than Japan (<20,000).
- [✓] The United States built more aircraft than Britain, Germany, and Japan combined. — True. The three others sum to under ~65,000, while the U.S. is >80,000.