Refer to the scenario to answer the following questions. A government worker sur

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Refer to the scenario to answer the following questions.
A government worker surveys a number of households and comes up with the following information: there were a total of 90 people in the households, 10 of the people were children under 16, 10 of the people were retired but still capable of working, 35 people had full-time jobs, 5 had part-time jobs, 5 were stay-at-home parents, 5 were full-time students over the age of 16, 5 were disabled people who could not work, 10 people had no job but were looking for jobs, and there were 5 people who wanted a job but were not looking for a job.

According to the information in the survey, the number of people in the work-eligible population is

Explanation / Answer

There were 90 people in the houses which is the total population. 10 of them were children under the age of 16 so they are not a part of labor force. Now the labor force is 90 – 10 = 80. There were 10 retirees so they are not a part of labor force. The labor force is now 80 – 10 = 70. 5 are stay at home parents. Hence the working age population is (90 – 10 – 10 - 5) = 65

Select 65.

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