Which best compares the main characters in the prodigal son and the glass of milk?

a. they are both employed as a ships hand
b. they are both prideful men far from home
c. they are both comfoted by strangers
d. they were both forced to leave home

B). They are both prideful men far from home.

Explanation:

As per the question, the statement that best compares the central characters of 'The Prodigal Son' and 'The Glass of Milk?' is that 'they both are prideful men distant from their homes'.

In 'Prodigal Son' the younger son is the protagonist who leaves his home due to the emotional and mental struggle he was suffering from that gradually leads him to depletion. Similarly, in 'The Glass of Milk?" also, the young protagonist intends to safeguard his pride and honor that eventually takes him to the path of poverty and longingness. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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

it wants you to read whatever it gave you. then compare it to the others you read. you need to use textual evidence, and cite anything you do!

hope this !

~courtney