The statement which best states the central idea of the excerpt is "The rat's fame".
<h3>The central idea.</h3>
The central idea of an excerpt means the major idea, information or point the excerpt is describing or referring to.
The central idea of the excerpt from "Exploring Mars.” is "The <em>rat's fame".</em> The scientist believed the rats fame isn't really bad because it can help people get interested in the Rover's mission. 
The rat fame increase the curiosity of people to see more photos by visiting the NASA's website, thereby, helping to increase their knowledge on Mars.
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A
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A and C are both good answers but the idea conveyed especially in the words, "even if it's not my child", and other sentences in this excerpt, lead me to believe A is ur best answer/ 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: Your roomate and you would normally pay the same amount as the other. So the rent would be divided evenly. Although, sometimes it can be split more than evenly if one person is willing to pay for more.
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The walker dosen't think will deserve to be the sign seeker. 
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