Over the last three decades, from 1980 and 2010, the rates at which Latinos dropped out of high school __________.
A) increased by nearly a quarter
B) increased by nearly half
C) shrunk by nearly a quarter
D) shrunk by nearly half

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According to the sentence, there has been a change in the rates at which Latinos dropped out of high school. The verb "shrunk" means decreased or reduced, so options A and B can be eliminated. The phrase "nearly a quarter" or "nearly half" cannot be used to determine the direction of change. Therefore, option D, which states that the rates shrunk by nearly half, is the best choice.

Over the Last Three Decades, from 1980 and 2010, the Rates