Which circumstance was most directly responsible for the rapid growth of the railroad industry? inventors developed air brakes and more efficient train-car connectors builders agreed on a universal width for train tracks railroad owners sold stock to investors to finance the construction of railroads pullman began manufacturing cars for overnight travel

Option C- Railroad owners sold stock to investors to finance the construction of railroads

This was the most important reason that was directly responsible for the rapid growth of the railroad industry  because constructing railways was a very expensive capital investment business. Hence railroad owners sold stock to investors to finance the construction of railroads.

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the graphics that you have attached within the question, indicates that few people in bolivia work in industry according to its labor force.

however, the graphic that is on the right side of the picture shows the gdp sector in bolivia. this gross domestic product is a macroeconomic magnitude   that shows the monetary value of all finished goods and services within a country's borders in a specific time period. in this case, the graphic is showing the monetary value in each sector -agriculture, industry and services- of bolivia in 2012.

so, although the first graphic located at the left side indicates that not so many people work in industry, this is the second most important sector according to the gdp metrics because of the monetary value that impacts on its country. it does not need to be the most valuable one. if it makes an impact on the country's economy, it will be definitely crucial to it.

simplify brackets

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

simplify 8 - 2a - 7 to -2a + 1

-2a + 1 = a + 40

add 2a to both sides

1 = a + 40 + 2a

simplify a + 40 + 2a to 3a + 40

1 = 3a + 40

subtract 40 from both sides

1 - 40 = 3a

simplify 1 - 40 o -39

-39 = 3a

divide both sides by 3

-39/3 = a

simplify 39/3 to 13

-13 = a

switch sides

a = -13