Question

read the excerpt from brown v. board of education.
there are findings below that the negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other \tangible\ factors.

the supreme court is most likely interested in these findings because it hopes to determine whether
outdated schools can compete in modern society.
students of varying races have similar aptitudes.
teachers treat students of varying backgrounds equally.
separate systems of education can be equal.

Explanation:

The Brown v. Board of Education case centered on challenging the "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed racial segregation in public schools. The findings about equalized tangible factors (buildings, curricula, teacher pay) are relevant because the Court was examining whether segregated (separate) school systems could truly be equal, which was the core of overturning segregation.

Answer:

separate systems of education can be equal.