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Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Choices

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Explain how scarcity of resources and opportunity cost require people and communities to make choices.

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us-ut2.4.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain how scarcity of resources and opportunity cost require people to make choices to satisfy wants and needs.