In 30 seconds, a mountain biker goes up a 125-foot hill, then down 78 feet, and then back up a 32-foot hill. How much higher or lower from the start of the trail is the biker after 30 seconds?

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