Read the passage from a speech given by the athenian leader pericles.
our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to be imitated than imitators
ourselves. its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called democracy. if we look to the
laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private [c]lass considerations [are not] allowed to
interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by
the obscurity of his condition.
pericles claimed that the athenian government, unlike other greek city-states,

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the correct answer is:   "   3.6 % " .

          →   the unemployment rate is:   " 3.6 % " .

explanation:

to calculate the "unemployment rate" :

the "unemployment rate"   =

  [# of people unemployed] /   [working age population]   * 100 %   ;

                =   [9 million] / [250 million]     *   100 % ;

    →     note:   the units of "million" cancel out;

                    since:   " {million} / {million} = 1 " ;

                =   (9 / 250)   * 100 %   ;

                = 0.036 * 100 % ;

                =   3.6 %

answer:   the unemployment rate is:   " 3.6 % " .