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Average Hours Worked per Person per Year in 1950 and 2017

Country	1950	2017	Change in hours	Percent change in hours
Argentina	2,034	1,692	−342	−17%
Portugal	2,399	1,863	−536	−22%
Israel	1,966	1,921	−45	−2%
France	2,193	1,514	−679	−31%

Calculations may be inexact due to rounding.

A student in an economics course is examining the decline since 1950 in average hours worked per person per year in various nations due to both increased productivity and the adoption of policies that limit working hours. The student researches how the decline in Portugal compares to that in __________

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the student’s conclusion?

the percent decrease in hours worked was greater in Portugal than it was in France, Argentina, or Israel.

while the number of hours worked rose in Portugal between 1950 and 2017, it declined in France, Argentina, and Israel.

though the decline in number of hours worked in Portugal was less than that in France and Israel, it was greater than that in Argentina.

though the decline in number of hours worked in Portugal was not as great as that in France, it was greater than that in Argentina and Israel.