1. By Ryan Montagne 1.My family changes if below poverty line 2.Graphs about percentage of people below poverty level.

2.  No. there is no way my family could live with such a low income. I would have to give up so much and wouldn’t have those extra fun activities.  It would bother me so much to give up all my extras; Guitar lessons, game systems, soccer, my pets, and even my birthday or other holidays might not have any presents or I may not be able to give others there presents.

3.  T.V./dish= $80 X 12=$960  Internet= $50X12=$600  Heat/A.C=$ 120X12=$1440  Pets =$40X12=$480  Food= 400X12=$4800  Driving=200X12=2400  Guitar= $40X12=$480 soccer=$130X2=$260  Over all per year $11420

4.  Dad could bike in. -50 from gas per month  No cable -$960 per year  Get ride of pets -$480 per year   No internet -$600 per year  Cut heat or AC use in half-$770  No soccer or guitar-$740  Money spent:$7820

6.  1 District of Columbia 33.9 %  2 Mississippi 31%  3 Louisiana 30 %  4 New Mexico 27.7%  5 Arkansas 25.9 %  6 Kentucky 25 %  7 West Virginia 24.4 %  8 Alabama 23.3 %  9 Texas 22.9 %  10 South Carolina 22.8%

8.  1.Mississippi 21.6  2.Louisiana 19.4  3.New Mexico 19.3  4.District of Colombia 18.9  5.West Virginia 17.9  6.Arkansas 17.9  7.Kentucky 17.4  8.Texas 16.6  9.Alabama 16.1  10.south Carolina 15.7