You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 apples 1,000 miles from appleland to bananaville. your truck can carry 1,000 apples at a time. every time you travel a mile towards bananaville you must pay a tax of 1 apple but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards appleland). what is highest number of apples you can get to bananaville?

At the edge of the lawn, behind the building, there was a line of underbrush and trees sloping down a hillside. beyond that, there was a playground next to a day-care center. they could hear shouts of children in the air, and when they looked through the underbrush, they could see bundled-up four-year-olds swinging on swings and racing around a playhouse. the operation would be carried out near children.     –the hot zone,richard prestonwhat is the author’s purpose for including this paragraph? check all that apply.to express his thoughts clearlyto inform readers about the location  to persuade readers to become scientiststo entertain readers by showing how dramatic the situation isto encourage readers to protect children