No I don't think so because his or her peers could "cheat" meaning that they could lie and get him out of trouble. Another reason why they shouldn't is because if some of his or her peers didn't like he or she they could make it so that he or she would for sure get in trouble.
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The answer of the surplus means extra
It depends how far back you are talking about. If you are talking back to the 1700s it would be cotton. If you are talking about a time period even father back than that, sorry, I can't help. Hope this helped.
