Which of the following best summarizes the author’s purpose for including the statistic in the first sentence of the article?

Group of answer choices

to introduce the idea of cell phone addiction

to entertain the reader with a shocking fact

to introduce an idea that will later be disproven with evidence

to persuade the reader to stop using technology, such as cell phones

How was the appointment of two consuls during the roman republic an example of a democratic principle? one consul represented patricians and one represented plebeians, so that all citizens had representation each consul had control over the same number of military legions, which prevented either one from a forceful takeover. consuls had to agree on all decisions, which prevented any one person from gaining too much power. consuls had to make decisions based on majority rule in the senate. quickly