What are the underlined words in this excerpt most likely referring to? (apex) a. technology used for destruction instead of the common good b. history shaped by tyrants instead of men who promote peace c. changes in how national leaders are chosen in the future d. advances in communication that make spying easier

In this passage from Winston Churchill speech, the sentence that best reflects its meaning is option B) “History shaped by tyrants instead of men who promote peace”. During his speech delivered on June 18th 1940 Churchill explained  how an eventual victory of Hitler in World War II would bring about disaster and darkness in the world. He also emphasized that Great Britain had to be united to face war and defeat Hitler.

Technology used for destruction instead of the common good

Apex

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore