Question

Recent U.S. census data show that some U.S. citizens have very high incomes while others do not. This data predicts that of every hundred children, ___________ live(s) in a household with an income below the poverty line.

a. twenty
b. forty
c. sixty
d. eighty

Answer 1

Approximately 60 out of every hundred children in the U.S. live in a household with an income below the poverty line according to recent census data.

Step-by-step explanation:

The recent U.S. census data shows that the poverty rate in the country has been around 11% at best for the last four decades. This means that approximately one American in nine is living below the poverty line. Based on this data, of every hundred children, sixty would live in a household with an income below the poverty line.