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○ outdated schools can compete in modern society.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 in public education. The noted findings about equalizing tangible school factors directly relate to testing whether segregated (separate) educational systems could truly be equal, which was the core question of the case. The other options are irrelevant to the case's focus: the case was not about school competitiveness in society, racial aptitudes, or teacher treatment of students.

Answer:

separate systems of education can be equal.