Read the following paragraph from "The Balek Scales." And so my grandfather sat on the narrow wooden bench in the little room while Gertrud the maid counted out the wrapped four-ounce packages of coffee, four of them, and he looked at the scales and saw that the pound weight was still lying on the left-hand scales; Frau Balek von Bilgan was busy with preparations for the banquet. And when Gertrud was about to put her hand into the jar with the lemon drops to give my grandfather one, she discovered it was empty: it was refilled once a year, and held one kilo of the kind that cost a mark. The writer uses detailed numeric description in this paragraph most likely to (1 point) Responses emphasize the extravagance and generosity of the Bilgan family. emphasize the extravagance and generosity of the Bilgan family. show the precision with which all aspects of the household are run. show the precision with which all aspects of the household are run. imply that the narrator's grandfather is able to calculate numbers quickly. imply that the narrator's grandfather is able to calculate numbers quickly. highlight the difference in social status between the workers and members of the household.
