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Suppose you are going grocery shopping and have a budget of $50 for the week allocated to food. You buy a box of cereal for $3.00, a carton of milk for $2.50, a bag of lettuce for $4.00, 5 bananas for $2.00, a package of tomatoes for $4.00, a package of chicken for $10.20, a bag of rice for $5.49, a box of granola bars for $5.12, a loaf of bread for $3.30, a jar of peanut butter for $4.00 and a box of cookies for $4.30. Determine whether or not you followed your budget and by how much.

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Under budget by $2.09

Over budget by $2.09

Under budget by $47.91

Under budget by $6.09

User Tedebus
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First option, A.

Under the budget by $2.09

Everything added up is $47.91

Hope this helps.



User Rpg
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3 + 2.5 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 10.2 + 5.49 + 5.12 + 3.3 + 4 + 4.3 = 47.91

50 - 47.91 = 2.09

Under budget by 2.09 <

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