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CharlieWard

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The lowest paid 20 percent of U.S. families receive about what percentage of all income in the country?
 
  a. 3.8 percent
  b. 13.8 percent
  c. 23.8 percent
  d. 33.8 percent

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The richest 20 percent of the U.S. population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?
 
  a. 89 percent
  b. 59 percent
  c. 39 percent
  d. 20 percent


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

(Answer: a)

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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Correct answers!


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