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What this question is testing
Objective: Data Insights
Prompt focus: A company's profit margin is calculated as profit divided by revenue. If revenue is 250,000 dollars and profit is 40,000 dollars, what is the profit margin, rounded to the nearest whole percent?
Why the correct answer works
16 percent
Dividing 40,000 by 250,000 gives 0.16, which is 16 percent.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
Profit margin is profit divided by revenue, so 40,000 divided by 250,000 equals 0.16, or 16 percent.
Simple analogy
Think of data insights like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.