A common system standard for ALS service is to respond to ________ percent of calls in ________ minutes or less
A) 60; 6
B) 70; 7
C) 80; 8
D) 90; 9
Answer: C
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What appears at the end of the Alphabetic Index entry to indicate that additional characters are required?
A) the letter "N" B) parentheses C) brackets D) a hyphen
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