Which of the Following Statements About the Percent of the Population

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the percent of the population completing high school by persons age 25 and over in 2000 is MOST accurate?

• A) African Americans graduate at a rate about 10 percentage points less than whites, and Hispanics graduate at a rate about 30 percentage points less than whites.
• B) African Americans and Hispanics graduate at the same rate that whites do.
• C) Hispanics graduate at the same rate as whites, but African Americans graduate at much lower rates.
• D) Hispanic and black males graduate at the same rate as white males, but Hispanic and black females graduate at much lower rates than white females.

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