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Category: a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics. Synonyms: Organized, social-class Antonym: unorganized    The sentence fit into a specific catgeory.

Characteristics: a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.  Synonyms:  Value, Feature Antonyms: Whole    The girl had many characteristics.

Enviroment: The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans  Synonyms: Space, world    Antonym: Unnatural Surroundings It is important we treasure our enviroment.

Frequent: occurring or done on many occasions, in many cases, or in quick succession. Synonyms: Often, repeated     Antonyms: Rarely   The cookies frequently burned.

Acquaintinces: a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend. Synonyms: Friend, Peers      Antonym: Stranger   Kayla looked around at her acquaintinces.

Isolation:  the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others Synonyms: Alone, Introvert     Antonyms: Social   Isolation is a symptom of depression.

steps:

1. do 28-12= 16 girls

2. your ratio is 12: 16

3. your answer is b. 3/4

4. this correct because

12 divided by 4 is 3

16 divided by 4 is 4

5. your answer is 3/4

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.