Due to low ( )last year,it has been decided that this year’s conference will be held in a small venue.
A:attend
B:attendees
C:attendance
D:attending

正解はCなのですが
Bを選んで間違ってしまいました
説明にはattendees は
the low number of attendees
となるとのことですが
同じ名刺でなんでこう違うんでしょうか?