In One Year, You Meet 52 People Who Are Each

question 178

Multiple Choice

In one year, you meet 52 people who are each unemployed for one week and eight people who are each unemployed for the whole year. What percentage of the unemployment spells you encountered was short-term, and what percentage of the unemployment you encountered in a given week was long-term?

• A)52 percent and 13.3 percent
• B)52 percent and 88.9 percent
• C)86.7 percent and 13.3 percent
• D)86.7 percent and 88.9 percent

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Definitions:

Effectiveness

The degree to which something is successful in achieving a desired result or outcome, often used to evaluate processes or treatments.

Biological Control

The process of controlling pests and diseases using other living organisms, such as predators, parasites, or pathogens.

Self-Perpetuating

A process or mechanism that has the ability to continue indefinitely without external input, often through a cycle that sustains itself.

Pesticide Poisoning

A health condition caused by exposure to harmful chemicals used to kill pests, which can lead to a range of acute or chronic symptoms.