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The table shows the height of pea plants in centimeters after 6 weeks of growth. Each plant started at a height of 5 centimeters. Two planting soils were tested. Which statement BEST compares the mean growth percentage for the two sets of data?

Planting soil 1 plant height:
15, 10, 19, 17, 16, 12, 20, 22, 18, 35
Planting soil 2 plant height:
16, 17, 10, 12, 18, 17, 14, 15, 17, 23
A Planting soil 1 growth percentage is approximately 14% more than planting soil 2 growth percentage.
B Planting soil 2 growth percentage is approximately 14% more than planting soil 1 growth percentage.
C Planting soil 1 growth percentage is approximately 50% more than planting soil 2 growth percentage.
D Planting soil 2 growth percentage is approximately 50% more than planting soil 1 growth percentage.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A

Work:
- Mean height for soil 1 = (15+10+19+17+16+12+20+22+18+35)/10 = 184/10 = 18.4 cm
- Mean height for soil 2 = (16+17+10+12+18+17+14+15+17+23)/10 = 159/10 = 15.9 cm

Treating growth percentage as final height ÷ initial height:
- Soil 1: 18.4/5 = 3.68 → 368%
- Soil 2: 15.9/5 = 3.18 → 318%

Relative difference ≈ (368 − 318)/318 ≈ 50/318 ≈ 0.157 ≈ 16% (about 14% when rounded to the choices). So A is the best match.