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A. increased; below 20 percent to above 44 percent
B. decreased; above 30 percent to below 15 percent
C. decreased; above 44 percent to 12.7 percent
D. increased; below 12.7 percent to above 25 percent

C. decreased; above 44 percent to 12.7 percent

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A) increase; lowering B) increase; raising C) reduce; lowering D) reduce; raising

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A) a high school math teacher who teaches only calculus B) a firm that produces both luggage and cooking oil C) a person whose job includes accounting, personnel, and maintenance tasks D) a high school math teacher who teaches algebra and calculus

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