In His Book Evicted (2016), Matthew Desmond Explored the Soaring

question 51

Multiple Choice

In his book Evicted (2016) , Matthew Desmond explored the soaring housing prices in American cities. He found that most poor families in the rental market spend_______ of their income on housing expenses.

• A) over one-fourth
• B) almost one-third
• C) over half
• D) three-fourths

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Terms

Conditions and stipulations that define an agreement or contract.

Discounts

Reductions applied to the selling price of goods or services for promotions, bulk purchases, or other reasons.

Sold

Refers to the act of exchanging a product or service for money or other compensation; a completed transaction.

Discount

A reduction from the usual cost of something, usually provided as an incentive to increase sales.