Price of Book Copies Sold at That Price Total Revenue at That Price $14.99 100,000 1,499,000
9.99 174.000 1,738,000
Based on the data in the table and using the midpoint formula, between a
price of $9.99 and $14.99, the price elasticity of demand for books is
A) -0.74.
B) -1.16.
C) -1.35.
D) -14.8.

I think the answer is D, but don't quote me on that

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

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