Question

The bar chart shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. living with certain heart disease risk factors. Which conclusion can be drawn from the chart?

A. More adults reported leading an inactive lifestyle and living with obesity when compared to other risk factors.
B. Obesity and high blood pressure share the same risk for developing heart disease.
C. Smoking cigarettes is the only risk factor that stems from an unhealthy lifestyle choice
D. Diabetes affects so few adults in the U.S. that it is not a risk factor for heart disease.

Answer 1

I think the answer is A

Answer 2

A. More adults reported leading an inactive lifestyle and living with obesity when compared to other risk factors.

Step-by-step explanation:

If we look at the graph, you can identify most common heart disease risk factors (inactive lifestyle and obesity). We can see that obesity and high blood pressure do not have equal numbers, therefore eliminating answer choice B. Inactive lifestyle, obesity, high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, high cholesterol, and diabetes can ALL stem from unhealthy lifestyle choices, so that eliminates choice C. Finally, for answer choice D, 10% of adults have diabetes, so that is definitely a very real risk factor. (That is kind of like saying that only ten percent of the population is left-handed so we shouldn't even bother to make left-handed scissors.)