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Interpreting Income Distribution Data
An economist is analyzing income distribution for two small communities, Town A and Town B. The data is plotted on a graph where the horizontal axis represents the cumulative percentage of households and the vertical axis represents the cumulative percentage of total income. The economist notes the following two points:
- Town A: The point (50, 15) is on its curve.
- Town B: The point (50, 30) is on its curve.
Based solely on this information, what can you infer about the distribution of income in the lower half of the population for Town A compared to Town B? Justify your reasoning.
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