Which of these statements regarding cremation practices in the United States is Answer: False?
a. Cremation is always less expensive than earth burial because one does not have the expense of a cemetery lot and the funeral service.
b. Approximately one-half of funerals in the United States involve cremation.
c. When a body is cremated, the remains look very much like ashes that can be found in a fireplace.
d. All of the above.
D
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