From the 1920s to the 1970s,about 1 Out of 1,000

question 26

Multiple Choice

From the 1920s to the 1970s,about 1 out of 1,000 Americans was in prison at any point in time.By 2008,due largely to changes in drug laws and drug enforcement,that rate

• A)decreased to about 0.5 per 1,000.
• B)increased to about 1.5 per 1,000.
• C)doubled to about 2 per 1,000.
• D)increased to about 5 per 1,000.

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Definitions:

Atm

A unit of pressure defined as being equal to the atmospheric pressure at sea level, approximately 101.325 kPa or 760 mmHg.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, indicating how hot or cold the system is.

°C

A scale and unit of measurement for temperature where 0°C is the freezing point of water and 100°C is its boiling point at 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Atm

A unit of pressure, also known as atmosphere, approximately equal to the earth's atmospheric pressure at sea level.