Costa rica has one of the highest levels in latin america of people with the ability to understand printed texts and to mark letters, words, and symbols on paper. education in costa rica is free up through high school. it is divided into three stages: pre-school, elementary-middle, and high school, which ends at 17 years old. in nicaragua, students can start school at three years old and end at 18. however, many parents have to withdraw their children from school because of financial difficulties and a lack of jobs. parents find it hard to spend their low income on transportation, uniforms, school materials, and books when they have difficulty affording food. based on the reading, what is a difference between the education in costa rica and nicaragua? the rate of students who can read the school completion age the cost of mandatory education the high price of school supplies

The correct answer is D) the high price of school supplies.

Based on the reading, the difference between education in Costa Rica and Nicaragua is "the high price of school supplies."

We can find the key to answering this question in the following part of the text: "However, many parents have to withdraw their children from school because of financial difficulties and a lack of jobs. Parents find it hard to spend their low income on transportation, uniforms, school materials, and books when they have difficulty affording food."

The reason is that the economy in Central American countries such as Nicaragua, El Salvador or Honduras is so low, that most of the people live in poverty, have to take their children out of school to work in the farm fields or other activities, or in many cases, they decide to leave their countries to migrate to the United States.

this question is given using the conditional form. conditional tenses are is used when talking about hypothetical situations and probabilities. also, this is used when making polite requests. so comprarías is the conjugation of the verb comprar that matches the second person singular in the conditional. finally:

¿cuál comprarías tú?

la mucama (maid en english) es la encargada de realizar los trabajos de limpieza en un hotel. para limpiar la habitación ella, primeramente, usa una escoba para deshacerce de todo el polvo. luego pasa un trapo con jabón sobre el suelo. además, ordena las camas y, de ser necesario, cambia las sábanas. por otro lado, limpia el piso del baño y enjuaga la poceta con un cepillo. finalmente, limpia las paredes de la ducha con agua y jabón.