An Estimate of the Cost of Raising a Child Born

question 26

Multiple Choice

An estimate of the cost of raising a child born in 2007 to the age of 18 for middle-income families was

• A) $35,000.
• B) $65,000.
• C) $125,000.
• D) $269,000.

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