Question

you see a reference to a report titled books published by the reference division of century publishing in 2011. the publishing company is divided into 3 divisions, each of which publishes several types of books - non - fiction division: biographies, histories, sports books, technology books - fiction division: classics, mysteries, romances, science fiction books - reference division: dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases, encyclopedias which of these are likely to be topics that will be part of the main section titles for this report? ☐ thesauruses ☐ mysteries ☐ fiction division ☐ reference division ☐ 2011 which of the following pieces of information are likely going to be present in the report? ☐ the number of encyclopedias published by century publishing in 2011 ☐ how many books were published in 2011 by century publishing ☐ how many books were published by the fiction division in 2011 ☐ the number of books published by the reference division in 2011 which of the following will you be able to calculate from information in the report? ☐ the difference between the number of books published that were dictionaries and the number of books published that were technology books ☐ the sum of the number of dictionaries published and the number of encyclopedias published in 2011 ☐ the difference between the number of books published by the fiction division and the number of books published that were dictionaries ☐ the fraction of the 2011 books published by the reference division that were atlases ☐ the fraction of the books published by century publishing that were classics

Explanation:

For the first question: The report focuses on the Reference Division's 2011 publications, so its sub-categories and the division itself are relevant section topics. 2011 is the year, not a section topic, and Fiction Division/Mysteries are unrelated to the Reference Division report.
For the second question: The report covers the Reference Division's 2011 books, so it will include data on its specific sub-types (encyclopedias) and total for the division. Company-wide or Fiction Division data are outside the report's scope.
For the third question: The report only has Reference Division data, so we can calculate sums or fractions using only that division's sub-category counts. Comparisons with other divisions or company-wide data are not possible as the report does not include those.

Answer:

First Question:

• Thesauruses
• Reference Division

Second Question:

• The number of encyclopedias published by Century Publishing in 2011
• The number of books published by the Reference Division in 2011

Third Question:

• The sum of the number of dictionaries published and the number of encyclopedias published in 2011
• The fraction of the 2011 books published by the Reference Division that were atlases