Aline of text that has an equal number of characters on either side of the horizontal center of the page is question 12 options: a) force justified b) centered c) averaged d)vertically oriented

A) force justified.

If you open up Word (or probably any word processor) and hover over the alignment options in the ribbon (or format the paragraph), it tells you what each one is, and the option that ensures the characters are spread evenly between the margins is labeled "justified."

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