Numbers in the news.80% Percentage of teens who said basic money management should be a high school, requirement. SOURCE LEFLEIN ASSOCIATES POLL/USA TODAY 12.3 million Number of people around the world who are slaves or work as forced laborers. SOURCE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION International Labor Organization (ILO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva. It was created in 1919 by the Versailles Treaty and affiliated with the League of Nations until 1945, when it voted to sever ties with the League. $422 The average per capita income Noun 1. per capita income - the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time in Iraq in 2004, a $100 increase over the previous year. SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 90 Number of seconds within which an aircraft must be safely evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. in an emergency to meet FAA regulations. SOURCE: FAA $1.5 million Settlement Sony agreed to pay for creating a fake critic to hype hype 1 Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. its films. SOURCE EDITOR & PUBLISHER |
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