|Question 12Verbal

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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 first task in this investigation is to determine how the decline in Portugal compares to that in other countries. The student finds that _blank
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
though the percent decrease in hours worked in Portugal was greater than that in Germany and Colombia, it was less than that in Brazil.
A
though the percent decrease in hours worked in Portugal was less than that in Germany, it was greater than that in Brazil and Colombia.
B
while the number of hours worked rose in Portugal from 1950 to 2017, it declined in Germany, Brazil, and Colombia.
C
though Portugal had the greatest decrease in the number of hours worked, its percent decrease was less than that in Brazil and Colombia.
D