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    Poverty Scholars Believe That the Official Definition __________ the Amount
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Poverty Scholars Believe That the Official Definition __________ the Amount

Question 56

Question 56

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Poverty scholars believe that the official definition __________ the amount of poverty in this country.


A) exaggerates
B) overestimates
C) understates
D) totally distorts
E) multiplies

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