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Often thought of as useless hunks of rock or ice floating around space, asteroids

also have one giant, scary stigma attached to them: They could completely destroy our
planet. But some asteroids are also rich sources of precious minerals, like iron, platinum,
or gold.
It is thought that almost 10,000 asteroids near Earth have incredible mineral
potential, which gives more weight to the thought that our global debt could, in fact, be
wiped out. And considering the already high demand for such minerals, especially given
the outspreading of smartphones, computers, and as other technologies continues, the
desire for asteroid mining is even more alluring.

_MCE_ITEM_- Alexa Erickson, Collective Evolution (February,
2017)

According to the excerpt, world debt can be eliminated by -

A) manufacturing more electronics for
people to purchase for themselves

B) attaining commodity money in order
to pay off financial obligations

C) returning financial favors that were
acquired during the Space Race

F) exploring and inspiring the public to
make donations to space programs

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Answer:

A) manufacturing more electronics for

people to purchase for themselves

Step-by-step explanation:

the paragraph mentions tech, while it doesn't mention commodity money (B), The space race (C), or space program donations. (F)

- "And considering the already high demand for such minerals, especially given the outspreading of smartphones, computers, and as other technologies continues, the desire for asteroid mining is even more alluring."

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