Read the excerpt from thomas paine’s work “the crisis” no. 1. britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but “to bind us in all cases whatsoever,” and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. . . . neither have i so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that he has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as i do not, i cannot see on what grounds the king of britain can look up to heaven for against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he. the words “slavery,” “devils,” and “murderer” evoke a sense of

a. anger and injustice.

b. fear and anxiety.

c. confusion and chaos.

d. guilt and shame.

The correct answer is A) anger and injustice.

Explanation:

We could say that the words "slavery", "devils" and "murderer" have more than a single connotation in the context of the whole article.

On the one hand, we could say that the anger expressed by Paine has to do with a feeling of anxiety arising from the possibility of being dominated by the British. On the other hand, it is not a fearsome-anxiety but rather an angry-anxiety, fueled by the ambition to sieze the goal they are desperately fighting for (independence). The prospect of "slavery" is considered to be an impertinent, unjust imposition that will be fought against with blood and passion (hence, anger and injustice).

Also, in the sentence that starts with "Neither have I so much of..." Paine refers to God as an understanding entity that would not do such an unjust, inequitable  thing as giving Americans up "to the care of devils" since Americans have "sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent." (December 22, 1776).  

Lastly, by the time Paine enumerates the dreadful characteristics of the king of Britain, the tone of the excerpt suggests rage. Here, the king is shown as an unfit royal figure and his acts of malice (murder, highwayman-ship) are protested against with conviction and fury.

18≥1.5x

then you're going to want to divide 18 by 1.5. this equals 12. so the answer would be 12.

aka, you can buy 12 peppers, at most.