Read the following passage written by a teen hero: i want to be a vocal advocate for nature. i reject the idea that i am too young to make a difference. i recently a group with a river cleanup. i was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants. when i got home, i composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort. i believe my vocation is to citizens see that we are at a junction. we can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature. i won't let obstacles detract from my mission. what is the meaning of the word "detract" as it is used in sentence 8? a. to join together b. to pull in the opposite direction c. to make or do the opposite d. to step back

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.