Between 1950 and 2015, the Number of Acres Devoted to Wheat

question 274

Multiple Choice

Between 1950 and 2015, the number of acres devoted to wheat production in the United States ________ and the price of wheat ________.

• A)declined; decreased
• B)more than doubled; increased by about 50 percent
• C)declined; more than doubled
• D)increased; more than doubled

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