Whereas in the Early 1980s in Canada, One in 10

question 34

Multiple Choice

Whereas in the early 1980s in Canada, one in 10 cases in youth courts was against girls, in the mid-2000s, this ratio was ________.

• A) one in six
• B) one in five
• C) one in 4.5
• D) one in 3.5
• E) one in two

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