Which sentence best summarizes the persian empire near the end of cyrus's reign? a the empire was divided into numerous provinces, whose satraps fought wars against each other. b the empire was stable and prosperous because of cyrus's strong leadership. c the government ran out of money to pay the military and carry out public works. d the military was unable to defend the empire against neighboring powers. e the satraps grabbed political power for themselves because of cyrus's weak leadership.

Read the corporate document. all employees of cozy clothes ltd. are entitled to a 40 percent discount on regularly priced merchandise and a 20 percent discount on sale-priced merchandise. to apply this discount to an employee purchase, follow this procedure: 1. enter the purchaser’s employee id number into the cash register when prompted. 2. apply the appropriate discount. 3. apply sales tax. 4. print an additional copy of the sales receipt. initial both copies. 5. add the additional copy to the register drawer to be included with the nightly closeout report. what is the purpose of the numbering in this document? to indicate steps in a process to emphasize supporting ideas to signal the text’s main ideas to show the meaning of policies