curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-numbers-with-a-coworker/6848059469b425484c75d2b4.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
Why is back-end development important in this project?
Because it's the only phase that's been completed.
There is no mention of completed phases. Alice is talking about budget focus and goals.
Because it's the most expensive part of the project.
She gives a percentage, but doesn't say it's the most expensive.
Because it's necessary for the system to grow and support more users.
Because the team prefers working on back-end code.
She explains why it's crucial, not why the team likes it.
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Alice says back-end development is crucial given our scalability goals.
This means it's important because the system needs to grow and support more users or traffic, which is what scalability is about.
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