According to recent research, competition for spots in colleges is decreasing in Japan. This is related primarily to

a. an increase in the number of working class jobs because of a boom in natural resources.
b. a decrease in the number of college age people because of the low birthrate.
c. an increase in the number of colleges because of a glut in the building trade.
d. a decrease in literacy because of a decline in quality of elementary education.


Answer: b

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