Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 139

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on national defense have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending.
• B) Since the mid-1940s, expenditures on income security and health programs have increased considerably as a percentage of total federal government spending.
• C) Taken together, expenditures on national defense and on income security and health programs now account for less than half of all federal government spending.
• D) Expenditures on national defense now account for more than twice as much federal government spending as expenditures on income security and health programs.

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Definitions:

Truth-functional Compound

A compound statement in logic whose truth value depends solely on the truth values of its components.

Quantifier

A symbol or word used in logic to specify the quantity of subjects to which a statement applies.

Atomic Open Sentence

A basic, unquantified statement that contains one or more variables and becomes a proposition when the variables are specified.

Compound

Composed of two or more elements, parts, or substances.