The town of enderton is located in an area where forest fires are quite common. during dry periods and periods of persistent winds, when even a spark can result in a fire that spreads over many acres, the danger of fire there is particularly serious. to prevent forest fires in the area, the town government plans to post a ban on outdoor fires when such conditions prevail.

which of the following, if true, provides the strongest indication that the town's plan will have at most a minor effect on the annual number of forest fires in the enderton area?

(a) most of the tourists who visit the forests surrounding enderton also visit enderton itself.

(b) although there are county fire fighters available to combat forest fires in the area, enderton itself has no professional fire fighters.

(c) very few forest fires in the enderton area result from fires deliberately set by arsonists.

(d) nearly all forest fires in the enderton area are the result of lightning strikes.

(e) the number of forest fires in the enderton area has not increased significantly in the last several years.

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Awife was having an affair with her neighbor. the wife and her husband had a prenuptial agreement that prevented the wife from receiving any of the husband’s sizable fortune in the event of a divorce. the wife and her neighbor formed a plan to murder the husband and run away together with the wife’s inheritance. the neighbor shot the husband one evening, killing him instantly, then drove to a town 100 miles away and checked into a motel. later that night, the police showed up at the motel with a valid warrant for the neighbor’s arrest. after the neighbor was arrested and placed in a police car, the police asked the motel clerk for permission to search the room, and the clerk granted the request. the police found the gun hidden in the tank of the toilet. the wife and the neighbor were each charged with first-degree murder and tried separately. at her trial, the wife sought to suppress any evidence of the gun, arguing that it was seized illegally. what is the prosecution’s strongest response to this argument? athe motel clerk gave the police permission to search the room. bthe wife was not staying in the motel room where the gun was found. cthe gun was found in a search incident to a lawful arrest. dthe neighbor did not have a reason