Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

We started pitching the highest camp that has been ever made. Everything took five times as long as it would have taken in the place where there was enough air to breathe; but at last we got tent up, and when we crawled in, it was not too bad. There was only a light wind and inside it was not too cold for us to take off our gloves. At night most climbers take off their boots; but I prefer to keep them on. Hilary, on the other hand took his off and lain them next to his sleeping bag.

They took a long time to finish the work because:

Question

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

We started pitching the highest camp that has been ever made. Everything took five times as long as it would have taken in the place where there was enough air to breathe; but at last we got tent up, and when we crawled in, it was not too bad. There was only a light wind and inside it was not too cold for us to take off our gloves. At night most climbers take off their boots; but I prefer to keep them on. Hilary, on the other hand took his off and lain them next to his sleeping bag.

They took a long time to finish the work because:

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: (B) There was not enough air to breathe The passage explicitly states that everything took five times longer due to the lack of enough air to breathe.

They took a long time to finish the work because:

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