The given table shows the sales of pencils from companies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for the past six years.

Which of the following companies had the most consistent increase in pencil sales from 2019 to 2024 (without any decrease)?
- AOnly Company 1
- BOnly Company 4
- CBoth Company 2 and Company 3
- DBoth Company 1 and Company 5
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's check the trend for each company:
* Company 1: Decreased from in .
* Company 2: . (Continuous increase, no decrease).
* Company 3: . (Continuous increase, no decrease).
* Company 4: Decreased from in .
* Company 5: Decreased from in .
Both Company 2 and Company 3 showed a continuous upward trend with zero decreases.
* Company 1: Decreased from in .
* Company 2: . (Continuous increase, no decrease).
* Company 3: . (Continuous increase, no decrease).
* Company 4: Decreased from in .
* Company 5: Decreased from in .
Both Company 2 and Company 3 showed a continuous upward trend with zero decreases.