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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
Mexico	2,432	2,255	-177	-7%
Austria	2,086	1,613	-473	-23%
Brazil	2,042	1,709	-333	-16%
Belgium	2,106	1,544	-562	-27%

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 Brazil compares to that in other countries. The student finds that

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

the decline in number of hours worked was greater in Brazil than it was in Belgium, Austria, or Mexico.

though the percent decrease in hours worked in Brazil was less than that in Belgium and Austria, it was greater than that in Mexico.

though the percent decrease in hours worked in Brazil was greater than that in Belgium and Mexico, it was less than that in Austria.

while the number of hours worked rose in Brazil between 1950 and 2017, it declined in Belgium, Austria, and Mexico.