In One Year, You Meet 40 People Who Are Each

Multiple Choice

In one year, you meet 40 people who are each unemployed for one week and 10 people who are each unemployed for the whole year. Which statistic best describes this situation?

A) 80 percent are short-term unemployed, and 25.3 percent are long-term unemployed
B) 20 percent are short-term unemployed, and 80 percent are long-term unemployed
C) 80 percent are short-term unemployed, and 20 percent are long-term unemployed
D) 75 percent are short-term unemployed, and 25 percent are long-term unemployed