In a three-game baseball series, the braves scored 5 runs in the first game, 4 runs in the second game, and 0 runs in the last game. the giants scored 6 runs in the first game, 1 run in the second game, and 3 runs in the last game. how many more runs did the giants score during the series than the braves?

a. 0; the braves scored 2 more runs.
b. 1 more run
c. 0; they scored the same amount.
d. 2 more runs

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

step-by-step explanation:

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