Figure: Slave Redemption (Figure: Slave Redemption) Refer to the figure. When slaveredeemers enter the market, the total number of freed slaves is________ and the net number of freed slaves is ________.
A)1,500; 500
B)1,000; 400
C)1,100; 100
D)500; 1,000

Question

Figure: Slave Redemption  (Figure: Slave Redemption) Refer to the figure. When slaveredeemers enter the market, the total number of freed slaves is________ and the net number of freed slaves is ________.
A)1,500; 500 
B)1,000; 400 
C)1,100; 100 
D)500; 1,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

According to the figure, before the slaveredeemers enter the market, there are already 1,000 freed slaves (blue line). When the slaveredeemers enter the market, they redeem 500 slaves (red line), bringing the total number of freed slaves to 1,100 (green line). Therefore, the net number of freed slaves is 100. Therefore, the correct choice is C, with a total number of freed slaves of 1,100 and a net number of freed slaves of 100.

Figure: Slave Redemption (Figure: Slave Redemption) Refer to the Figure