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Question

Chesa is writing an essay for science class about her local water treatment plant. Her essay explains how the plant uses different processes to filter out pollution and other particles from the water supply. Her essay relies on her library research as well as interviews from plant workers as examples.

What is Chesa's purpose for writing the essay?

(1 point)
Responses

to present opposing viewpoints about how local water should be treated
to present opposing viewpoints about how local water should be treated

to persuade her audience to stop drinking the local water
to persuade her audience to stop drinking the local water

to entertain her audience with personal interviews with local community members
to entertain her audience with personal interviews with local community members

to inform her audience about how the local water is treated

Answer 1

to inform her audience about how the local water is treated.