during the economic boom of the 1990s, when many american workers enjoyed their first pay raises in a…

during the economic boom of the 1990s, when many american workers enjoyed their first pay raises in a generation, the real value of wages in the restaurant industry continued to fall. the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers are by far the largest group of minimum wage earners in the united states. the only americans who consistently earn a lower hourly wage are migrant farm workers. which example best synthesizes the information in the original passage? a. while the economy was booming in the 1990s and many workers were getting raises, the wages of fast food workers continued to fall. fast food workers are the largest group of minimum - wage earners, migrant farm workers being the only group who earns less (schlosser 6). b. the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers consistently earn a lower hourly wage than migrant farm workers and saw the real value of wages in the restaurant industry continue to fall (schlosser 6). c. whilemany american workers enjoyed their first pay raises in a generation, the wages of the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers continued to fall. the only americans who consistently earn a lower hourly wage are migrant farm workers (schlosser 6) d. in the 1990s, fast food workers, whose earnings were only slightly higher than those of migrant farm workers, saw the value of their salaries decline even as other american workers were getting paid more (schlosser 6).

during the economic boom of the 1990s, when many american workers enjoyed their first pay raises in a generation, the real value of wages in the restaurant industry continued to fall. the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers are by far the largest group of minimum wage earners in the united states. the only americans who consistently earn a lower hourly wage are migrant farm workers. which example best synthesizes the information in the original passage? a. while the economy was booming in the 1990s and many workers were getting raises, the wages of fast food workers continued to fall. fast food workers are the largest group of minimum - wage earners, migrant farm workers being the only group who earns less (schlosser 6). b. the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers consistently earn a lower hourly wage than migrant farm workers and saw the real value of wages in the restaurant industry continue to fall (schlosser 6). c. whilemany american workers enjoyed their first pay raises in a generation, the wages of the roughly 3.5 million fast food workers continued to fall. the only americans who consistently earn a lower hourly wage are migrant farm workers (schlosser 6) d. in the 1990s, fast food workers, whose earnings were only slightly higher than those of migrant farm workers, saw the value of their salaries decline even as other american workers were getting paid more (schlosser 6).

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • Option A: Correctly combines the economic boom context, the situation of fast - food workers' wages (continuing to fall), their status as the largest minimum - wage earners, and the comparison with migrant farm workers.
  • Option B: Incorrectly states that fast - food workers earn a lower hourly wage than migrant farm workers (the passage says migrant farm workers earn lower).
  • Option C: The quote format is incorrect as it breaks up the original text in an improper way.
  • Option D: Incorrectly claims fast - food workers' earnings were only slightly higher than migrant farm workers (passage says migrant farm workers earn lower).

Answer:

A. While the economy was booming in the 1990s and many workers were getting raises, the wages of fast food workers continued to fall. Fast food workers are the largest group of minimum - wage earners, migrant farm workers being the only group who earns less (Schlosser 6).