The chart below compares the percentage of time Australian mothers and fathers spent helping their children with four activities in 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the percentage of time Australian mothers and fathers spent helping their children with four activities in 2013.

It is clear that

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there was an increase in the proportion of time mothers

dressing

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dressed

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with their kids in Australia

while

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the number of

father

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dressing was lower than

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mother

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mothers

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. The percentage of both of them was 5%. In homework, there was 60%

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of mother

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mother

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mothers

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doing

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homework and 30%

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father

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of father

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.

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Playing games with

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father

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the father

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reached

at

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apply

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60% but

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mother

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the mother

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fell to 25%.

In contrast

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both of

them

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their

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rate

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rates

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peaked at 30%. Australian

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mother

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mothers

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still decreased to 45% in preparing for

children

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children's

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bed

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beds

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and

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father

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fathers

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dropped to 50%. The percentage of two of them preparing for bed went down

under

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by under

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5%.