Review the passage from "gumption."

“there goes oyster and that boy of his,” i said, “ragged as a jay-bird, both of ‘em.”

which statement best identifies and interprets the use of figurative language in the passage?

it is a simile; it shows that the men are eager workers.

it is a simile; it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast.

it is a metaphor; it illustrates the theme of standing up to injustice.

it is a metaphor; it allows the reader to see the story from the narrator's point of view.

Well, if you look at the quote, you'll see a key word, " as a". This usually means a simile is being used. Similes are used to make writing more vivid and powerful. Like when someone says, "He is as busy as a bee." They're implying that they ( in this case a he) are really busy, since bees are usually always "working".  Since a jay-bird is a beautiful bird, I would doubt that its B) . So, my conclusions would be leaning towards A) it's a simile; it shows that the men are eager workers. Reread the text though to make sure you feel comfortable with the choice you pick. Hope this helps! -Saint B

in other words the answer is simply the first one, or A.It is a simile; it shows that the men are eager workers.

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50

i think the answer is b