Iwill give you brainliest if there are two answers! the gulf of mexico has an average depth of 4,874 ft. this is about 36.2% of the average depth of the pacific ocean. what is the average depth of the pacific ocean? round to the nearest foot.

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event