Examine the pie chart.

Question

A pie graph titled Federal Government Spending (2010) shows 8 categories of spending. In order from greatest amount to smallest amount, the categories are Defense/Homeland Security, Social Security, International assistance, Education/health and human services, Labor and transportation, Veterans' affairs, Treasury, Other.

Based on the chart, what areas made up half of the government’s expenditures?

Social Security, Labor and Transportation, and Other
Social Security and Education/Health and Human Services
Defense/Homeland Security, and Social Security
Defense/Homeland Security, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs

Answer 1

Based on the information provided about the pie chart titled "Federal Government Spending (2010)," the areas that made up half of the government's expenditures are likely to be "Defense/Homeland Security" and "Social Security," as they are listed as the two greatest spending categories.

If we assume that "Defense/Homeland Security" is the largest category and "Social Security" is the second largest, together they would likely account for a significant portion of the expenditures, potentially close to or exceeding half.

Therefore, the correct answer based on the categories listed would be:

Defense/Homeland Security and Social Security.

However, since this specific option isn't listed in your provided options, among the listed choices, the most reasonable inference based on their rankings would be:

Defense/Homeland Security, and Social Security.