All Things Being Equal, Which Student Is MOST at Risk

question 73

Multiple Choice

All things being equal, which student is MOST at risk of not graduating from high school?

• A) Bella, who lived in poverty during her first 4 years of life
• B) Sam, who lived in poverty during elementary school
• C) Clarissa, who has been living in poverty since her father was laid off last year
• D) Shanise, whose family has just experienced a decline in income

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Definitions:

Expenditure

The amount of money spent by an individual, organization, or government on goods and services.

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Microeconomics

The study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets.

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The branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole, including topics such as growth, inflation, and unemployment.