A 2006 study conducted by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University found that the richest 1 percent of adults in the world owned __________ of global assets in the year 2000,yet the bottom half of the world adult population owned barely __________.
A)40 percent; 20 percent
B)70 percent; 1 percent
C)10 percent; 10 percent
D)50 percent; 50 percent
E)40 percent; 1 percent

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The study found that the richest 1 percent of adults in the world owned 40 percent of global assets in the year 2000, yet the bottom half of the world adult population owned barely 1 percent. Therefore, the best choice is E, which matches these numbers.

A 2006 Study Conducted by the World Institute for Development