Question

Read the paragraph about the vice president's residence from whitehouse.gov.(1) located on the grounds of the united states naval observatory (usno), the white 19th century house at number one observatory circle in northwestern washington,
d.c., was built in 1893. (2) originally intended for the superintendent of the usno, the house was so lovely that in 1923, the chief of naval operations kicked out the superintendent so he could move in himself. (3) historically, vice presidents and their families lived in their own homes, but the cost of securing these private residences grew substantially over the years. (4) finally, in 1974, congress agreed to refurbish the house at the naval observatory as a home for the vice president.which sentence best helps answer the research question "why do vice presidents reside at the naval observatory?"

Answer 1

Answer: (3) historically, vice presidents and their families lived in their own homes, but the cost of securing these private residences grew substantially over the years.

Explanation:

Although the fourth sentence explicitly points to the naval observatory as the place chosen for the vice president to live in, it is in the third sentence that the reason behind that decision is stated: it was too costly to make their private homes secure enough for them, so they had to be moved to the naval observatory.  

Answer 2

The correct answer is number 4. "Finally, in 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the naval observatory as a home for the vice president."

The sentence that best helps to answer the research question of "why do vice presidents reside at the naval observatory?" is "Finally, in 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the naval observatory as a home for the vice president."

Walter Mondale was the first vice president that lived in the United States Naval Observatory. It is located in North Washington D.C. and was built in 1893. The observatory still runs its normal operation on a daily basis while the families of  U.S. vice presidents live there. It was the case of vice president Bush, Quayle, Gore, Cheney, and Biden.