; and (bb) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in work preparation during the month; and (II) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to (ii) the average number of eligible participants in the State in that month. (E) Multiple eligible participants A married couple household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant shall be counted as a single eligible participant for purposes of calculating the participation rate under this paragraph. (11) Penalties for inadequate State performance (A) In general Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2018 and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count the monthly average number of countable participants under this subsection. (B) Reduction in funding If the monthly average number of countable participants in a State is not sufficient to meet the work preparation participation rate required under paragraph (1) during that quarter, the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with subparagraph (C). (C) Funding in penalized quarter The total amount of funding a State shall receive for a quarter for which funding is reduced under subparagraph (B) shall equal the product obtained by multiplying— (i) the total amount of funding that the State would have received in the preceding quarter for the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) if no reduction had been in place