7. About 2.1 billion people live in extreme poverty,

struggling to live on the equivalent of less than_a

day.

a. $3.10

b. $3.00

c. $5.00

d. $7.50

The answer is Option B: $3.00 per day.

Explanation:

There are many different figures available for the rates of poverty in the world. According to 2014 figures from the United Nations Development Programme, half of the world's population, more than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. And extreme poverty by UNDP standards is less than $1.25 a day and that affects 1.3 billion people. According to the World Bank, the most recent year with robust data is 2015 and then 10% of the world's population was living in extreme poverty which they define as less than $1.90 a day.