You and your learning coach decide to attend a town meeting focused on whether or not to approve the building of a new shopping mall in an area of town that currently has natural wetlands. During the meeting, there is a specific time during which attendees brainstorm possible solutions to limit the negative environmental impacts of the shopping center and help protect the biodiversity of the area. Before the town council can decide whether to approve the building of a shopping mall, they must evaluate each suggested solution. You took the following notes about what each speaker said.

Question

You and your learning coach decide to attend a town meeting focused on whether or not to approve the building of a new shopping mall in an area of town that currently has natural wetlands. During the meeting, there is a specific time during which attendees brainstorm possible solutions to limit the negative environmental impacts of the shopping center and help protect the biodiversity of the area. Before the town council can decide whether to approve the building of a shopping mall, they must evaluate each suggested solution. You took the following notes about what each speaker said.

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Question 1
Refer to your notes in the table (above).

1. Which possible solution would have the lowest initial cost?

(1 point)
Responses

renovate an existing mall using recycled materials

build a smaller shopping center

refuse to grant a permit for construction or renovation of a mall

build the mall on an area already cleared but on the other side of town

Answer 1

Based on the given options, the possible solution with the lowest initial cost would be to "build the mall on an area already cleared but on the other side of town".