Read the word problem below. Chan rows at a rate of eight miles per hour in still water. On Wednesday, it takes him three hours to row
upstream from his house to the park. He rows back home, and it takes him two hours. What is the speed of the
current?
Which of the following is a clue that would help solve this word problem?
O The rate of Chan's rowing in still water is 8 mph.
O Chan rows from the house to the park on Wednesday.
Chan's house is next to a river.
The entire trip takes five hours.

You have been given an assignment to speak on the federal prison system in the u.s. which of the following sources is likely to be the least credible? a. an interview with an inmate of a federal prison b. the us department of justice “federal bureau of prisons” website: c. the website [] which discusses the danger of releasing an alarming number of convicts back into society d. an article from foxnews.com about the florida state penitentiary

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from the monkeys paw father and son

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.