In a Study on the Effects of Divorce on Children

question 57

Multiple Choice

In a study on the effects of divorce on children conducted by Hetherington and colleagues,what percentage of the children from divorced families were found to have emotional problems?

• A)10 percent
• B)15 percent
• C)20 percent
• D)25 percent

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Definitions:

Distributive Property

A fundamental property of algebra stating that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing the distribution of multiplication over addition or subtraction.

Distributive Property

A property indicating that for any three numbers, the product of a number and the sum of the other two is equal to the sum of the individual products of the number with each of the other two.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and the basic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.