After Losing Control,a Car Has Plunged into a Frigid Lake

question 122

Multiple Choice

After losing control,a car has plunged into a frigid lake with rough water.The driver,a middle-aged woman,and a young child are stuck inside the car and it is beginning to sink.Who is more likely to help?

• A)Sally,a twenty-five-year-old college student
• B)Steve,a forty-two-year-old mechanic
• C)both Sally and Steve will help
• D)neither Sally nor Steve will help

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