At the end of "Love," Cross asks O'Brien to "do me a favor. Don't mention anything about," and O'Brien responds, "No...I won't" (29). What do you think Cross is referring to—and has O'Brien honored his request, or not?

the correct answer is:

from context clues heliotrope is probably a flower.

a heliotrope are peruvian plants that have small purplish plants.

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.

the answer is  loss : )