5 of 115 of 11 Items Question History of the Zipper 1 Gideon Sundback had an important role in making a pair of pants or a jacket easier to wear. He invented the zipper. 2 Sundback began working on the zipper while working for the Fastener Manufacturing and Machine Company. By 1913, he had his first zipper. He also invented a machine that made zippers and sewed them to cloth. 3 The zipper was not an immediate success. It wasn’t until the 1930s that clothing companies began taking zippers seriously and started using them instead of buttons. Zippers first began showing up on children’s clothes, making it easier for children to get dressed by themselves. 4 Next, they showed up on men’s pants. Soon, they were on everything from sleeping bags to purses. Which key detail in paragraph 3 supports the central idea of the passage? (1 point) Responses Men’s pants were among the first clothes to have zippers. Men’s pants were among the first clothes to have zippers. Zippers did not become popular when they were first invented. Zippers did not become popular when they were first invented. Zippers made it easier for children to dress themselves.

Answer 1

Zippers first began showing up on children’s clothes, making it easier for children to get dressed by themselves.