Abasketball player makes 60% of his shots from the free throw line. suppose that each of his shots can be considered independent and that he throws 4 shots. let x = the number of shots that he makes. what is the probability that he makes all 4 shots?

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