Question

Emily predicted her car payment to be $250 each month. Her actual car payment is $275 each month. Enrique predicted his car payment to be $200 each month. His actual car payment is $225 each month. How much more than predicted is Enrique's monthly payment compared to Emily's?

a) $15
b) $25
c) $30
d) $50

Answer 1

Both Emily and Enrique pay $25 more than their predicted car payments. Therefore, the amount that Enrique's payment is more than predicted compared to Emily's is $0.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much more than predicted Enrique's monthly payment is compared to Emily's, we need to calculate the difference between their predicted payments and their actual payments. Emily's predicted payment was $250 and actual payment is $275, so she pays $25 more than predicted. Enrique's predicted payment was $200 and actual payment is $225, thus he pays $25 more than predicted as well.

Comparing the differences: Enrique's difference ($25) - Emily's difference ($25) equals $0. They both pay the same amount more than predicted, so the answer is $0 more for Enrique when compared to Emily's overage.