Can I write a sentence like that?
I am writing an IELTS task1 essay. Can I write the sentence in this way?

"In 2005, company A produced the highest amount of waste, at 12 tonnes, while the figures for company B and company C stood at two-thirds and one third of the amount produced by company A respectively."

I wonder if I can use "at" to show data in this manner? And does the rest of the sentence sound right?

Thanks

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Can I write a sentence like that?
I am writing an  IELTS task1 essay. Can I write the sentence in this way?

"In 2005, company A produced the highest amount of waste, at 12 tonnes, while the figures for company B and company C stood at two-thirds and one third of the amount produced by company A respectively."

I wonder if I can use "at" to show data in this manner? And does the rest of the sentence sound right?

Thanks

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Sounds good to me!

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Thanks Fahmida, but there is one problem. The number is exactly 12 tonnes, then shall I just omit "approximately"?

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Your sentence looks good....Regarding your using at before telling the amount, I think a simple comma (,) or hyphen (-) will work better.

Then the sentence will look somewhat like  -

"In 2005, company A produced the highest amount of waste, approximately 12 tonnes, while the figures for company B and company C stood at two-thirds and one third of the amount produced by company A respectively."

N.B. I am a graduate in English Literature - not an IELTS expert.

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