Use the Accompanying Table, Which Represents the Distribution of Income

question 40

Multiple Choice

Use the accompanying table, which represents the distribution of income in the countries of Mateer and Coppock, to answer questions. $\begin{array} { l }\text { Mateer }&\text { Coppock }\\20 \text { residents total }&20 \text { resilents total }\\10 \text { residents earn } \$ 100,000 \text { each }&10 \text { resilents eamn } \$ 75,000 \text { each }\\10 \text { residents earn } \$ 10,000 \text { each }&10 \text { resilents eamn } \$ 25,000 \text { each }\\\end{array}$

-What is the degree of income inequality in Mateer?

• A) 0.1
• B) 1
• C) 10
• D) 100
• E) 1,000

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