Which excerpt from The Number Devil best conveys that the author's purpose for writing is to entertain? Well, in the middle of the night, still woozy with sleep, he staggered down to the basement in his pajamas, and what did he find next to the wine cabinet? "Most genuine mathematicians are bad at sums. Besides, they have no time to waste on them. That's what pocket calculators are for." "Just as there are infinitely large numbers, there are infinitely small numbers. And an infinite number of infinitely small numbers." "Wrong!" the number devil shouted, his mustache quivering, his eyes bulging, and his face turning red with rage.

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The excerpt that best conveys author's purpose for writing to entertain is, "Just as there are infinitely large numbers, there are infinitely small numbers. And an infinite number of infinitely small numbers."

Answer: Option 2

Explanation:

'The Number Devil' is an entertaining book written by Hans Magnus Enzensberger. As the name suggests, this book is all about mathematical adventures for children.

If we talk about the writing which leaves a reader entertaining then that's, Just as there are infinitely large numbers, there are infinitely small numbers. And an infinite number of infinitely small numbers.

This is an excerpt when Robert and Devil was having a talk, when devil said that the reverse is also true. And to explain his part he started saying that line.