Mika Is Helping Her Grandmother Choose a New Apartment Complex

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Multiple Choice

Mika is helping her grandmother choose a new apartment complex.There are two in particular that are at the top of her list.Whispering Pines has a weekly poker tournament,a low-impact aerobics class,and a dance every Friday night.Riverbend Hollow has a pottery class,a choir,and a book club.Which one would be best for reducing her mortality risk,according to research by Blair and colleagues

• A) Whispering Pines, because of all the exercise opportunities. 
• B) Both are equally good, because they have social opportunities. 
• C) Riverbend Hollow, because of all the artistic opportunities. 
• D) Neither. Mika's grandmother would be better off living with family.

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