An international organization assesses a country's governance quality using two indicators: 'Control of Corruption' (score: 80 out of 100) and 'Regulatory Quality' (score: 30 out of 100). The organization publishes two composite indices. Index A gives the country a final score of 55. Index B gives the same country a final score of 70. Assuming both indices are derived solely from these two scores, which statement best explains the difference in the final scores?
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