Which of the following statements accurately describes the result of an increasing worker-per-beneficiary ratio in the Social Security system? a. More taxed workers than beneficiaries means that the system is collecting more money for the money being drawn out. This leaves money in the system and secures benefits for future beneficiaries. b. More taxed workers than beneficiaries means more money is being drawn from the system for the money put in. This leaves a shortage of money in the system making benefits for future beneficiaries insecure. c. More taxed workers than beneficiaries means that the system is collecting more money for the money being drawn out. This leaves a shortage of money in the system making benefits for future beneficiaries insecure. d. More taxed workers than beneficiaries means more money is being drawn from the system for the money put in. This leaves money in the system and secures benefits for future beneficiaries.

Design an er diagram for keeping track of information about votes taken in the u.s. house of representatives during the current two-year congressional session. the database needs to keep track of each u.s. state's name (e.g., texas', new york', california') and include the region of the state (whose domain is {northeast', midwest', southeast', southwest', west'}). each congress person in the house of representatives is described by his or her name, plus the district represented, the start date when the congressperson was first elected, and the political party to which he or she belongs (whose domain is {republican', democrat', 'independent', other'}). the database keeps track of each bill (i.e., proposed law), including the bill name, the date of vote on the bill, whether the bill passed or failed (whose domain is {yes', no'}), and the sponsor (the congressperson(s) who sponsored - that is, proposed - the bill). the database also keeps track of how each congressperson voted on each bill (domain of vote attribute is {yes', no', abstain', absent'}). additional information:

Solve for x and select the correct answer

For what values of a is the sum of the fractions 2a−1 / 4 and a−1 /3 positive?