You have 5 apple and your friends wants half what do you do

Give them 2 apples and a half

(or you could not share with them! mwahahahahahhah)

your answer is rising unemployment and inflation.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."