Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) The federal minimum wage should be increased to at least $15.00 per hour. (2) First of all, this increase will help families who are living in poverty. (3) Not only will it provide these people with a fairer and more decent rate of pay for their labor, but it will also decrease their need for welfare, food stamps, and other forms of government support. (4) Increasing the minimum wage may also stimulate job growth. (5) According to one study published by the Fiscal Policy Institute, employment in small businesses grew faster in states that boosted their minimum wage above the federal minimum than in states requiring only the federal minimum. (6) This report also found that total job growth was faster in the states with higher minimum wages. (7) That may be because workers who earn more can spend more, which stimulates the economy.
Which of the following sentences presents a fact to support a reason?
A) Sentence 3
B) Sentence 5
C) Sentence 6

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sentence 5 presents a fact from a study published by the Fiscal Policy Institute to support the reason that increasing the minimum wage may stimulate job growth. Sentence 3 states a reason why the increase in minimum wage would help families living in poverty, but it does not present a fact to support that reason. Sentence 6 also presents a fact from the same study as sentence 5 to further support the idea that increasing the minimum wage may stimulate job growth. However, the question only asks for one sentence as the answer.

Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow