In the 1980s, the federal government sponsored a decade long study of the causes and consequences of acid rain at a cost of ______ million.

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The question states that the study lasted a decade, which is 10 years. The cost is given in millions, so the answer must be in the hundreds digit. Of the options given, only C is in the hundreds digit range. A is too low, B is too low for a decade-long study, and D is too high. Therefore, the best choice is C, which is $500 million.

In the 1980s, the Federal Government Sponsored a Decade Long