In a country with a working-age population of 22 million, 16 million are employed, 2 million are and 1 million of the employed are working part-time, half of whom wish to work full-time. The employment-to-population ratio is

A) 65 percent.
B) 57.5 percent.
C) 72.7 percent.
D) 75.5 percent.
E) none of the above.


C) 72.7 percent.

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