Question: How many beer houses opened their doors in the inaugural year of the Beer Act?
Answer: In the first year, 400 beer houses opened and within eight years there were 46,000 across the country, far outnumbering the combined total of long-established taverns, pubs, inns and hotels.
A single-select problem: Is the question answered in a satisfactory fashion?

Possible answers: (I). yes (II). no
(I).