Question

Read the excerpt from "Standing Out in a Crowd."

Sterling went to school to become an engineer. But few women were in her classes. She learned that only eleven percent of engineers are women. This caused her to want to get more girls interested in engineering. She wanted to invent a toy that girls would use to build things.

What is the cause in this excerpt?

Sterling went to school to become an engineer.
There were few women in her engineering classes.
Sterling wanted to get more girls interested in engineering.
She invented a toy that girls wanted to use.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation:

classes. She learned that only eleven percent of engineers are women. This caused her to want to get more girls interested in engineering.

Answer 2

a

Step-by-step explanation: