The author here is describing, in a sequential or chronological way, a series of events that took place in the past (hence the use of the past tense), namely: 1) "...he finally convinced...", 2) "Early results were not..." and 3) "...but... customers became hooked."
To work out this problem it is necessary to have a look at the multiples of
5 and 8.
Multiples of 5 : 10-15-20-25-30
Multiples of 8: 16-24-32
The blue fabric costs $2 more than the green so : 5 yards x 6 = 30
The green fabric is $2 cheaper than the blue so: 8 yards x 4= 32
This amounts to 62 the total of the purchase.
The blue fabric costs $6 a yard and the green costs $ 4 .
Answer: Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Explanation:
Jimmy is dependable and faithful