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question 3

Multiple Choice

Almost one in four U.S.workers lives in or around the edges of poverty.Less than half of the parents owed child support in 2007 received the full amount.The authors
Do not connect these two facts;however,what inference do you think is the most
Likely to be correct?

• A)Many absent fathers do not want to pay child support.
• B)Many absent fathers must choose between paying child support and living in poverty themselves.
• C)Many absent fathers are unemployed.
• D)Many absent fathers are incarcerated.

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