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Read the excerpt below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the excerpt?

In 1944 Elion joined the Burroughs Wellcome Laboratories (now part of GlaxoSmithKline (a company that makes prescription medicines)). There she was first the assistant and then the colleague of Hitchings, with whom she worked for the next four decades. Elion and Hitchings developed an array (variety) of new drugs that were effective against leukemia, autoimmune disorders, urinary-tract infections, gout, malaria, and viral herpes.

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Read the excerpt below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the excerpt?

In 1944 Elion joined the Burroughs Wellcome Laboratories (now part of GlaxoSmithKline (a company that makes prescription medicines)). There she was first the assistant and then the colleague of Hitchings, with whom she worked for the next four decades. Elion and Hitchings developed an array (variety) of new drugs that were effective against leukemia, autoimmune disorders, urinary-tract infections, gout, malaria, and viral herpes.

anonymous · Answer

A Elion believed that new drugs could be developed to help people.
 B Elion had to work for Hitchings because she was a woman.
 C Elion worked hard for more than 40 years to earn money for retirement.                            D Elion and her colleagues were responsible for developing important drugs.

anonymous · Answer

i believe A. May not be  positive but i believe thats what it is :)

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks I have another question though

anonymous · Answer

Read the following paragraph. How does sentence 3 develop the main idea of the paragraph?

Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City.
She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937.
Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist.
During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941.
Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate.
 It shows how determined Elion was to learn more about biochemistry.
 It supports the idea that Elion could not get accepted into colleges.
 It shows how her different jobs helped her to be a better chemist.
 It supports the idea that women can be very determined.

anonymous · Answer

You Know I'm Not exactly sure on this one o.o

anonymous · Answer

the 3rd sentence is Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist.

anonymous · Answer

it shows  how determined Elion was the learn more about  biochemistry