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Problem

After the United Kingdom began rolling out taxes equivalent to a few cents on single-use plastic grocery bags in 2011, plastic-bag consumption decreased by up to ninety____taxes are subject to what economists call the “rebound effect”: as the change became normalized, plastic bag use started to creep back up.

Which choice completes the text with the most consistent transition?

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Clue

A short passage explicit the information to analyze, and interpret the main idea.

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Hint

Special attention to the facts and details draws out the main idea.

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Sumup

Please summarize steps

Choices

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Choice-A

Choice A is incorrect because it is not a correct completion for the sentence because it does not fit grammatically or semantically. It seems like there may have been a typo or incomplete thought.

Wrong percent,such

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Choice-B

Choice B is correct because the sentence is missing a punctuation mark to connect two independent clauses appropriately.

Correct percent. Such

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Choice-C

Choice C is incorrect because it does not give a specific percentage and does not properly complete the sentence.

Wrong such.percent

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Choice-D

Choice D is incorrect because It seems like there’s a missing word or punctuation. If we assume you meant "such as percent," it still wouldn’t be appropriate in this context.

Wrong such,percent

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Step

The most logical text for the given passage - percent. Such

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Answer

Option

B

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Sumup

Please summarize choices