Which of the Following BEST Explains Why Life Expectancy Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains why life expectancy is longer now than in the early 1900s?

• A) People today have fewer children.
• B) People today engage in less risky behavior.
• C) The human life span has increased significantly.
• D) Adults today have better health and well-being and infant deaths have been reduced.

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Definitions:

Prices Charged

The amount of money demanded by a business in exchange for its goods or services.

Goods and Services

Products and actions that fulfill human wants or needs, with goods being tangible items and services being intangible services.

Market System

A market system is an economic system where prices and the distribution of goods and services are determined by supply and demand in a competitive market.

Goods and Services

The physical items (goods) and actions or activities (services) that people produce and consume to satisfy their needs and wants.