The chart below shows the number of cars bought by Millennials and Gen X buyers in a country from the year 2010 to 2020, as well as the yearly fuel consumption of the country (in Million liters). Considering the data presented in the chart, which one of the following options is true?
A. The percentage increase in fuel consumption from 2010 to 2020 is more than the percentage increase in fuel consumption from 2015 to 2020.
B. The increase in the number of Millennial car buyers from 2015 to 2020 is less than the decrease in the number of Gen X car buyers from 2015 to 2020.
C. The decrease in the number of Gen X car buyers from 2015 to 2020 is more than the decrease in the number of Gen X car buyers from 2010 to 2015.
D. The decrease in the number of Gen X car buyers from 2015 to 2020 is more than the increase in the number of Millennial car buyers from 2015 to 2020.
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Answer: Option C is correct: Gen X decrease from 2015 to 2020 is greater than Gen X decrease from 2010 to 2015.
Read Gen X bar values from the chart: From chart: Gen X(2010) > Gen X(2015) > Gen X(2020). The gap from 2015 to 2020 is visibly larger than from 2010 to 2015.
Verify other options are false: A: The 2010-2020 percentage increase in fuel spans a longer base, which is larger, not smaller; A is false. B and D claim Millennial increase exceeds the Gen X decrease, but the chart shows Gen X drop 2015-2020 is larger than Millennial gain; B and D are false.