Which of the Following Is an Assumption for the Calculation

question 192

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an assumption for the calculation of the poverty level in the United States?

• A)The poor spend about half of their income on clothing.
• B)The rich spend about half of their income on clothing.
• C)The rich spend about one-third of their income on food.
• D)The poor spend about one-third of their income on food.
• E)The rich and the poor both spend an equal proportion of their income on food.

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