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Bar ChartTask 1

The chart shows the percentage of individuals living alone across five distinct age categories in the United States from 1850 to 2000. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

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Bar ChartTask 1

The chart shows the percentage of individuals living alone across five distinct age categories in the United States from 1850 to 2000. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

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Bar ChartTask 1

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995–2002.

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Mixed ChartsTask 1

The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

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Bar ChartTask 1

The chart below shows the percentages of four types of waste that were recycled in a town in 2000, 2005 and 2010.

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Mixed ChartsTask 1

The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.

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Mixed ChartsTask 1

The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

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Line GraphTask 1

The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

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