You know certain characteristics of a character by what they say and theyr actions. you have to infer what theyr actions say.
Lets say the number = x
the equation is:
2/3 x - 6 = -10 (add 6 to each side)
2/3 x - 6 + 6 = -10 + 6
2/3 x = -4 (multiply each side by 2/3 's reciprocal or 3/2)
x =
x = -6
The number is -6
He used figures of speech that directly compared all the happenings of the event with the elements of nature.
For example, he compared the speed of the fired bullets with the flight of birds in air, he also compared its sound to that of the wind that blows trees in winter. These comparisons are done using simile.
This rhetoric emphasizes the relationship man has with nature that he cannot disconnect from.
Answer: I'd choose
'Tommy is an imaginative boy who yearns or adventure.'
Explanation: My reasoning is he goes into more depth about wanting to be on the ship and what adventures he'd have and how he'd seek his fortune and his more 'imaginative' wording instead of talking about his hometown, or knowing more about ships at his age because it does not mention other boys his age, and Tommy spends to much time at the rivers edge watching ships isn't exactly what your supposed to get from the paragraph, I mean yeah you could, but it isn't the best answer/the one they are looking for.
The answer would be letter a
