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Read through the following sample answer. Take note of the 
subjects
:
 
The 
two pie charts
illustrate the percentages of university degrees earned in eight
different subject categories in the years 1975 and 1990. 
The three most widely chosen 
majors
in 1975 were business, the humanities and science
and technology, with 29%, 22% and 20%, respectively.
Business and the humanities
remained the two most popular subjects in 1990, but science and technology
subjects
decreased in popularity (with only 13% of the total); the third most popular 
subject
became computer science, which was chosen by 18% of university students, showing the
biggest increase between the two years.
In 1975, 
law
was chosen by 9% of the university population and remained relatively
stable in its popularity until 1990.
Political science and medicine
both decreased
slightly in popularity over the fifteen-year period, with medicine being chosen by 7% in
1975 and a similar 6% in 1990.
The percentage of students studying political
science 
decreased from 9% in 1975 to 4% in 1990.
In 1975, the least popular 
subject
was computer science, which comprised only 1% of the
total number of degrees earned, a subject that gained popularity by 1990, when it
accounted for around 18% of the total. The least popular 
subject 
in 1990 was fine art
and music, whose combined percentage of degrees earned was 3% of the total number,
with no change from 1975.
(222 words)
 

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Task One
 
Question 10
 
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.