The article says: Some people bust open their piggy banks for special items that make them jump for joy. Others drop dough on stuff that is mostly for show.

Which words from the passage help you understand the meaning of the word dough as it is used in the passage?

A. bust open their piggy banks
B. make them jump for joy
C. mostly for show
D. special items

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim