Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English. What is the meaning of the idiom underlined in the excerpt? A. Anything can be accomplished B. Anyone can make money C. A little encouragement goes a long way D. Every story needs to have a point.

A. Anything can be accomplished

Explanation:

The idiom "with patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm (tree)" simply means that anything can be accomplished.

A burro is a donkey. Donkeys can't climb trees, but the point she was trying to make was that anything is possible, with patience and calm.

x=4, y=4

step-by-step explanation:

y=2x-4;

x+2y=12

we can use substitution since the first equation is solved for y

where ever you see y in the second equation, replace it with 2x-4

x + 2(2x-4) = 12

distribute the 2

x+4x-8 = 12

combine like terms

5x-8=12

add 8 to each side

5x-8+8=12+8

5x=20

divide by 5

5x/5 = 20/5

x =4

we still need to solve for y

y = 2x-4

we know x =4

y = 2(4) -4

y = 8-4

y=4