Use the skills you have learned by completing the activity to solve this mystery.

This mystery is about the use of kerosene during the period you were just studying. As you have learned, the percentage of urban homes with electrical service rose from 35 percent in 1920 to 99 percent in 1960. Likewise, rural homes also received electrical service during this period - increasing from just 2 percent in 1920 to around 97 percent in 1960. Although at different rates, both urban and rural homes were replacing their kerosene-burning lamps with electric lights.

Knowing what we know about the increase use of electricity, what do you think happened to kerosene usage from 1920 to 1960?

Write down your answer on a piece of paper and click the next button to see what happened to kerosene usage from 1920 to 1960.