Question

by some estimates, over 620,000 northerners and southerners died in the civil war. the chart below represents southern men who were eligible, or allowed, to join the military. look at the pie chart. then follow the instructions below.
southern men eligible for confederate military service, 1861-1865

• served in the military and killed, wounded, or captured
• served in the military and not killed, wounded, or captured
• did not serve in the military

click to correct any errors in the text.
during the civil war, most of the eligible southern men served in the confederate military. almost a quarter of the southern men who served in the confederate military were killed, wounded, or captured.

Explanation:

1. First, analyze the pie chart: the two "served" segments (dark blue + light blue) make up nearly all the chart, so the first sentence is correct.
2. Next, compare the "served and killed/wounded/captured" segment (dark blue) to the total served population (dark + light blue). The dark blue segment is approximately half of the total served population, not a quarter. So "almost a quarter" is incorrect and should be changed to "almost half".

Answer:

Corrected text:
During the Civil War, most of the eligible Southern men served in the Confederate military. Almost half of the Southern men who served in the Confederate military were killed, wounded, or captured.