Review the scenario.

Karen is developing an argument paper in which she proposes that a school budget surplus be spent on upgrading the equipment in the school computer lab.

Which statement best expresses her main claim?

Some believe that the school budget surplus should be spent on new textbooks, but I think it should be spent on a new computer lab.

Many parents and students agree that a new computer lab is the best way to spend the budget surplus.

The school budget surplus should be spent on upgrading the equipment in the school computer lab because an up-to-date computer lab will have the greatest positive impact on student learning.

Last week, I tried to use the computer lab at school but was confronted with broken keyboards, printers, and an Internet connection that was slower than a turtle.