A Number of Changes in Families Have Taken Place Over

question 11

Multiple Choice

A number of changes in families have taken place over the past several decades. These changes include:

• A)both men and women are postponing the age of marriage
• B)the percentage of persons who have never married has increased significantly
• C)the divorce rate has increased
• D)Blacks are the largest minority group in the United States
• E)the teenage birthrate is increasing rapidly, especially among Blacks

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Definitions:

Price-Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price.

Price-Inelastic

Describes a situation where the demand for a product does not change significantly with a change in the product's price.

Coefficient

A constant or numerical value that precedes and multiplies a variable within an algebraic expression.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where demand or supply does not change in response to changes in price.