Question

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Gerald is making a personal budget. The table shows Gerald's budget. This budget won't work because Gerald only earns $50 per week. Which of these is the BEST way for Gerald to fix his budget?
A) buy more music
B) attend fewer movies
C) put more money in savings
D) spend less time cutting grass

Answer 1

B. attend fewer movies.

He should put more time into cutting grass but that's not an option. He doesn't have any more to put into savings and he's already over budget for his movies/music purchases. The only logical solution would be B.

Answer 2

B) attend fewer movies

Explanation:

Total earnings of Gerald in a week = $50

And he divided the earnings as follows:

Money from cutting grass = $20

Money placed in savings = $10

Money spent on movies and music = $25

As the budget is distributed, we can see that he is earning from cutting grass. So, he should do that often to earn more. But this is not the option given. He should put more money in savings but this is not possible as he is already watching more movies and spending the money there.

Therefore, the best possible solution is he should see less movies and save the money.

Hence, option B is true.