The critical moment in the story is when Alisa gets hurt and Teresa steps in to coach the team. Though Teresa is the "unlikely heroine," how did Alisa also make the happy outcome of this story possible?

Responses
A by encouraging Teresa to stay on the team until the end of the seasonby encouraging Teresa to stay on the team until the end of the season
B by making Teresa realize that she liked basketball more than she admittedby making Teresa realize that she liked basketball more than she admitted
C by encouraging Teresa to try activities other than basketballby encouraging Teresa to try activities other than basketball
D by making Teresa realize that spending time with her was not worth the effortby making Teresa realize that spending time with her was not worth the effort

A by encouraging Teresa to stay on the team until the end of the season.

Suppose you earned 6t + 2 dollars on Monday and 91-6 dollars on Tuesday. What were your

total earnings? Simplify your answer.

(1 point)

O15-4

O 15t + 8

0-31-4

O - 3t + 8

The total earnings would be: 6t + 2 + (91 - 6) = 6t + 87. Simplified answer: 6t + 87.

Suppose you earned 6t + 2 dollars on Monday and 9t-6 dollars on Tuesday. What were your

total earnings? Simplify your answer.

(1 point)

A.15t-4

B.15t + 8

C.-3t-4

D.- 3t + 8

The total earnings would be: 6t + 2 + (9t - 6) = 15t - 4. So, the answer is A. 15t-4.

The correct answer is A - by encouraging Teresa to stay on the team until the end of the season.

To find the answer to this question, we need to analyze the information given in the passage. The critical moment in the story is when Alisa gets hurt and Teresa steps in to coach the team. Although Teresa is described as the "unlikely heroine," it is also mentioned that Alisa played a role in making the happy outcome of the story possible.

Let's evaluate the options given:

Option A suggests that Alisa encouraged Teresa to stay on the team until the end of the season. However, there is no mention of Alisa doing this in the passage, so we can eliminate this option.

Option B suggests that Alisa made Teresa realize that she liked basketball more than she admitted. Again, there is no mention of Alisa doing this in the passage, so we can eliminate this option as well.

Option C suggests that Alisa encouraged Teresa to try activities other than basketball. Once again, there is no mention of Alisa doing this in the passage, so we can eliminate this option.

Option D suggests that Alisa made Teresa realize that spending time with her was not worth the effort. This option does not align with the idea of Alisa contributing to the happy outcome of the story, so we can eliminate this option as well.

Based on our analysis, it seems that none of the given options accurately explain how Alisa made the happy outcome of the story possible. It is possible that the correct answer may not be among the options provided, or there may be missing information in the passage.