A scientist recorded the amount of substance Z present in an ongoing chemical reaction. This table gives the amount of substance Z over the first 15 minutes. The data can be modeled using an exponential function. Time (min) 3 6 9 12 15
Substance Z (g) 6.2 3.84 2.38 1.48 0.92

Based on the data, which measurement is closest to the amount of substance Z that will be present after 30 minutes?

0 g
0.08 g
0.14 g
0.46 g

9x

the second option

step-by-step explanation:

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