All of the Following Statements Are True Except

question 157

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true except

• A) in the United States, the minimum wage was first nationally adopted in 1932.
• B) the first minimum wage law was adopted in New Zealand.
• C) the minimum wage is one strategy used to reduce wage inequality.
• D) the minimum wage is the lowest wage firms can legally pay their workers.

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Definitions:

Factor

In mathematics, a factor is a number or expression that divides another number or expression evenly, without leaving a remainder.

Expression

A mathematical phrase that can contain numbers, variables, and operation symbols but does not have an equal sign.

Zero-Factor Property

A rule stating that if the product of two factors equals zero, at least one of the factors must also be zero.

Equation

A statement in mathematics that declares two expressions, often including variables and constants, to be equivalent.