Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that embezzling means stealing from the workplace. there may be more than one correct choice.

before the end of 1955, most people had never heard of minnie mangum. she had worked for many years at a bank in norfolk, virginia. she was known for being generous with her friends, but she was by no means famous. that changed on december 29, 1955. mangum was arrested for embezzling about three million dollars. the money that she had taken from the bank was used to buy eighty - five cars for friends and family. she had also paid for homes and many other gifts for friends and family members. she was sentenced to twenty years in prison.

Explanation:

To understand that "embezzling" means stealing from the workplace, we look for text showing taking money from her job. The sentence "The money that she had taken from the bank was used to buy eighty - five cars for friends and family" (along with "Mangum was arrested for embezzling about three million dollars" and "She had worked for many years at a bank...") helps. The key part here is the money taken from the bank (her workplace) to spend on others, showing embezzling is stealing from work. Also, "Mangum was arrested for embezzling about three million dollars" combined with her working at the bank and taking money from it clarifies.

Answer:

• Mangum was arrested for embezzling about three million dollars.
• The money that she had taken from the bank was used to buy eighty - five cars for friends and family.
• She had worked for many years at a bank in Norfolk, Virginia.