Item 1 Circle the correct answers. "America is an improbable idea." Based on your knowledge of the writing, what do you think Anna Quindlen was inferring when she made this statement? America is an idea that was successful in the past, but not valid today. America is an idea that was successful in the past, but not valid today. Although the ideas behind America appear impossible, they are actually successful. Although the ideas behind America appear impossible, they are actually successful. The concept of America is so complex, that it is difficult to understand. The concept of America is so complex, that it is difficult to understand. The economic situation in America is so disastrous, success is out of reach for many.

Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."

America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone. "Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image," the historian Daniel Boorstin wrote. That's because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal.

America is an idea that was successful in the past, but not valid today

Explanation:

According to the writing by Anna Quindlen, she says that "America is an improbable idea." because she feels that America was once successful in the past, but not valid today.

She makes her point by saying that America is "a mongrel nation" that believes that all men are equal but some men believe and act like they are better than others.

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