Question

in 2016, young people between the ages of twelve and seventeen watched fifteen hours of tv each week. that might not sound like a lot of time, until you look at how much time young people spend outside. some reports say that most young people spend outside for less than an hour a day. that means they were watching tv for over twice the number of hours that they were outside.
these days, there may not be a need to worry about children watching too much television. in fact, children between the ages of twelve and seventeen watched less tv in 2016 than before. this age group watched only fifteen hours of tv each week. thats about seven hours fewer than what kids this age watched just five years before.
which sentence best combines the main ideas of both texts?
young people are watching less tv than before, but they are still spending more time watching tv than being outside.
young people are watching less tv than before because they are playing outside more.
young people are watching more tv than before, and they are not spending much time outside.
young people should be rewarded with more tv time when they spend more time playing outside.

Explanation:

Text 1 shows young people spend more time watching TV than being outside. Text 2 indicates they watched less TV in 2016 than before. The first option combines these two main - ideas.

Answer:

Young people are watching less TV than before, but they are still spending more time watching TV than being outside.