In One Year, You Meet 52 People Who Are Each

question 178

Multiple Choice

In one year, you meet 52 people who are each unemployed for one week and eight people who are each unemployed for the whole year. What percentage of the unemployment spells you encountered was short-term, and what percentage of the unemployment you encountered in a given week was long-term?

• A)52 percent and 13.3 percent
• B)52 percent and 88.9 percent
• C)86.7 percent and 13.3 percent
• D)86.7 percent and 88.9 percent

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