How does a writer typically employ the characters in a story? a. the characters are used so people can identify with their problems. b. the characters are important for the action in the story. c. the characters are important because they voice the writer’s opinions and ideas. d. the characters are put in a conflict and the story depends on its resolution.

B. The characters are important for the action in the story. This is a correct answer because without characters how will the story come to life?

The correct answer is letter D. The characters are put in a conflict and the story depends on its resolution. 

Explanation:

A character could be an object, animal a person, creature or thing in a story. Usually, the writers use characters to move the story along a plot line and to perform the actions and speak a dialogue. A story can have a single character or a protagonist and it still can tell a big story. The character´s conflict may be an inner conflict with himself or herself. Or a challenge like making a trip or climbing a mountain. Some stories have a big set of characters interacting with one another, it can emerge an antagonist causing a conflict for the protagonist.  

for this case, we must find the number of deaths per day of the year 2015, in automobile accidents, knowing that 32,400 people died.

knowing that the year 2015 had 365 days we have the following division:

where "x" represents the number of deaths per day.

rounding off we have:

approximately, 89 people per day died in 2015

answer:

89 people per day