The sum of 2 consecutive integers 117 what are the integers

58,59

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the first integer

x+1 be the next consecutive integer

x + x+1 = 117

2x+1 = 117

2x +1-1 =117-1

2x = 116

2x/2 = 116/2

x = 58

x+1 = 59

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event