Founded in 1833, the American Anti-Slavery Society
O received overwhelmingly positive support.
O adopted resolutions and sent petitions to Congress.
O was opposed by activist William Lloyd Garrison.
O held meetings in private out of fear of reprisals.

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!

the amount of the purse is, $120.

tax rate =9%

first find the the total tax she paid on the amount is equal to the 9% of $120 i.e,

now,

total amount paid by shalika = $120 +$10.8 = $130.8