Question

which statement best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?
immigrants usually lived in the outskirts of cities, far from the places where they worked.
legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of most cities.
factory owners preferred to live in the outskirts of a city in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Immigrants usually lived near workplaces, not outskirts far from work.
• Option 2: No legal restrictions forced them to live apart.
• Option 3: Factory owners' preference for rural - like neighborhoods is not the main reason for the separation from immigrants.
• Option 4: Public transportation allowed factory owners (with more money) to live in areas immigrants couldn't afford.

Answer:

Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.