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Average Hours Worked per Person per Year in 1950 and 2017
Country19502017Change in hoursPercent change in hours
Peru2,1571,932-225-10%
Canada2,2091,696-513-23%
Denmark2,0491,400-649-32%
Finland2,0531,659-394-19%

Average Hours Worked per Person per Year in 1950 and 2017

Country19502017Change in hoursPercent change in hours
Peru2,1571,932-225-10%
Canada2,2091,696-513-23%
Denmark2,0491,400-649-32%
Finland2,0531,659-394-19%

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 first task in this investigation is to determine how the decline in Finland 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?
A
the percent decrease in hours worked was greater in Finland than it was in Denmark, Canada, or Peru.
B
though the decline in number of hours worked in Finland was less than that in Denmark and Canada, it was greater than that in Peru.
C
while the number of hours worked rose in Finland between 1950 and 2017, it declined in Denmark, Canada, and Peru.
D
though the decline in number of hours worked in Finland was greater than that in Denmark and Peru, it was less than that in Canada.