What does it mean if something is underrepresented in a group? a. there are fewer of that thing in the group than there should be. b. there are more of that thing in the group than there should be. c. the number of that thing in the group is increasing quickly. d. the number of that thing in the group is decreasing quickly.

The correct answer is A. There are fewer of that thing in the group that there should be.

Explanation:

The word "underrepresented" refers to something that is below of the normal representation, in the case of this word the prefix "under" means less than normal and linked to the word "represented" that means to stand for something, the word "underrepresented" implies the representation of something in a group is lower. For example, if we talk about the democratic government, specifically, the Congress that is composed by politics from different parties all have a minimum of seats for each one to guarantee the representation of every political party and therefore some of this parties would be underrepresented in the Congress as they might not have enough representation. From the above, the correct answer is A. There are fewer of that thing in the group that there should be.