Over the Last Half-A-Decade,the Number of Banks in the U

question 57

Multiple Choice

Over the last half-a-decade,the number of banks in the U.S.has __________ and the number of branches has ________.

• A)declined;increased
• B)grown;increased
• C)grown;decreased
• D)declined;decreased
• E)stabilized;stabilized

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