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Mylover:

2. Wiesel gives his speech when he is almost a teenager. just released from Auschwitz. over fifty years old. about to enter Auschwitz.

Mylover:

I was thinking b

TutoriaIs:

Okay, let's break down this question, Wiesel gives his speech(talk) when he is- A.) Almost a teenager. B.) Just released from Auschwitz. C.) Over fifty years old. D.) About to enter Auschwitz. Now, let's cross some off. I see you picked one, but we need to cross the others off before we make our final decision.

TutoriaIs:

Now, Wiesel was just about 30-ish years old when he was freed from the camp.

TutoriaIs:

Which was 1958.

TutoriaIs:

Wiesel was born in 1928.

TutoriaIs:

Wiesel gave his speech in 1986.

Mylover:

@tutoriais wrote:
Wiesel was born in 1928.
ok well I know it can't be a

TutoriaIs:

Good Job.

TutoriaIs:

A.) Almost a teenager. B.) Just released from Auschwitz. C.) Over fifty years old. D.) About to enter Auschwitz.

Mylover:

@tutoriais wrote:
A.) Almost a teenager. B.) Just released from Auschwitz. C.) Over fifty years old. D.) About to enter Auschwitz.
I don't believe it could be c

TutoriaIs:

Hmmm, I'd re-think that, He was born in 1928. & He gave his speech in 1986

TutoriaIs:

The answer choice says "over fifty years old".

Mylover:

@tutoriais wrote:
Hmmm, I'd re-think that, He was born in 1928. & He gave his speech in 1986
so subtract the 2 to see how old he was

TutoriaIs:

\[1986-1928=How~Old~He~Was\]

Mylover:

@tutoriais wrote:
\[1986-1928=How~Old~He~Was\]
51

TutoriaIs:

Exactly, and the answer choice says "over 50 years old".

Mylover:

did math wrong it was 58

TutoriaIs:

Doesn't matter, doesn't the choice say "over 50 years old"?

Mylover:

@tutoriais wrote:
Doesn't matter, doesn't the choice say "over 50 years old"?
yes thank you for your help

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