In Examining Incomes of Free Southerners Prior to the Civil

question 13

Multiple Choice

In examining incomes of free southerners prior to the Civil War, Walton and Rockoff  conclude that, compared with northerners, free southerners were ______.

• A) generally far poorer than northerners and falling further behind.
• B) generally far poorer than northerners, except in the old South.
• C) generally doing fairly well, even in the old South.
• D) far richer than northerners but a downward trend was noticeable.

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Greatest Common Factor

The largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

Greatest Common Monomial Factor

The highest monomial that evenly divides all terms of a given polynomial.

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Greatest Common Monomial Factor

The highest monomial that divides evenly into each term of an algebraic expression.