Assertion (A): Agriculture's share of China's GDP is small.
Reason (R): A large share of China's workforce still works in agriculture.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerA is true, but R is false.Correct answerYour answerA is false, but R is true.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Both are true.
That many people farm does not explain why farming's share of output is small; the reason is that manufacturing and services grew much larger. R does not explain A.

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Assertion (A): Agriculture's share of China's GDP is small.Reason (R): A large share of China's workforce still works in agriculture.

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Assertion (A): Agriculture's share of China's GDP is small.
Reason (R): A large share of China's workforce still works in agriculture.