Recent Home Sales in a Suburb of Washington, D

question 52

Multiple Choice

Recent home sales in a suburb of Washington, D.C., are shown in the accompanying ogive. Approximate the percentage of houses that sold for more than $500,000.

• A) 40%
• B) 50%
• C) 60%
• D) 70%

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Definitions:

Stamp Act

A law enacted by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring all American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used, sparking widespread protest.

Virginia House of Burgesses

The first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America, established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619, making laws for the colony.

Stamp Distributors

Officials or agents responsible for selling and distributing stamps used for postal services or as part of a tax or control measure on documents during historical periods.

Resolutions of Protest

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