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What activities might require you to provide your social security number?

A Starting a new job.
B Boarding an airplane.
C Buying something with a credit card.
D Renting a car.

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U.S. citizens, permanent residents and eligible nonimmigrant workers in the United States have nine-digit Social Security numbers (SSNs) used to report wages to the government, track Social Security benefits and for other identification purposes. The SSN was created in 1936 for the sole purpose of tracking the earnings histories of U.S. workers,

The following activity might require you to provide your social security number: Starting a new job. Correct answer: A


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