Today, almost__________ percent of U.S. adults are currently married-a proportion that has been slowly declining over the past several decades.

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According to the sentence, the percentage of U.S. adults who are currently married is slowly declining, which eliminates answer choices A) twenty and D) eighty as they suggest a low or high percentage respectively. Answer choice B) forty is also unlikely, as it suggests a more rapid decline in marriage rates than indicated by the sentence. Therefore, the best answer is C) sixty, as it suggests a relatively high percentage of currently married U.S. adults, which has been slowly declining over time.

Today, Almost__________ Percent of U