Question

select the word that means ordinary. some of the most important inventions were not designed to achieve extraordinary feats, but rather to help people with mundane tasks. josephine garis cochranes invention, for example, has spared people many hours of washing dishes. in 1886, cochrane applied for a patent for her electric dishwasher and later started a company to manufacture the labor - saving device.

Explanation:

The word "mundane" means ordinary or lacking interest. In the context of the passage, it is used to describe tasks that are not extraordinary or remarkable. The sentence "Some of the most important inventions were not designed to achieve extraordinary feats, but rather to help people with mundane tasks" implies that these inventions were created to assist with everyday, ordinary activities.

Answer:

mundane