Which of these best states the main idea of this passage?

"did you know that the roller skate has been around since the early 1700s? people who loved winter ice-skating wanted to go "dry-landing skating" in the summer, and so they attached wheels to their boots. the early models were hard to roll, though. in the late 1800s, roller-skate design improved. once the skates were easier to handle, the sport became more popular."

a. people liked ice-skating in the winter
b. many people wanted to skate in the summer.
c. roller-skating has become a popular sport over time
d. early roller skates were difficult to use.

which is the right answer?

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Micah wrote the following argument: our city should start a garden lottery that would award winners a free plot of land in one of the city’s abandoned lots to encourage community gardening. community gardening brings many benefits to a community, including a sense of belonging and opportunities to meet new people. gardening creates personal bonds between people of all ages. as a result, people feel connected to their neighbors, and crime decreases. which relationship does the phrase “as a result” clarify? a. the relationship between the claim that crime will decrease and the reason that community gardens foster a sense of community togetherness b. the relationship between the claim that community gardens bring many benefits to a community and the reason that people feel more connected to their neighbors c. the relationship between the claim that gardening creates bonds between people and the reason that people feel connected to their neighbors and crime decreases d. the relationship between the claim that free plots of land should be raffled in a lottery for community gardening and the reason that, as a result, neighbors will communicate more, and crime will decrease