The parallelogram shown represents a map of the boundaries of a natural preserve. Walking trails run from points A to C and from points B to D. The measurements shown represent miles. Parallelogram A B C D is shown. Diagonals are drawn from point A to point C and from point D to point B and intersect at point E. The length of D E is y + 2, the length of E B is 3 y minus 4, and the length of E C is 2 y minus 3. What is the sum of the lengths of the two trails? 6 miles 12 miles 16 miles 36 miles

believe it or not anna is correct good job anna give me a fist bump there u go gal

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event