Final answer:
Ms. Martin spent $19,850 on kitchen equipment. Option C.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find how much Ms. Martin spent on kitchen equipment, we first need to determine how much money she had left after buying kitchen equipment. We know that Ms. Martin saved a total of $56,480 with Mr. Jones, and she spent $15,600 of her share on something else (presumably not kitchen equipment). Mr. Jones spent $3,450 of his share on tables and chairs, leaving him with $35,200 remaining.
In total, Ms. Martin and Mr. Jones have $35,200 remaining after all their expenses. We can set up an equation to find how much Ms. Martin spent on kitchen equipment:
Ms. Martin's share of the total savings = $56,480
Ms. Martin's share of the remaining money = $35,200 - $3,450 (Mr. Jones' share of the remaining money)
Ms. Martin's share of the remaining money = $31,750
Ms. Martin's share of the total savings minus her share of the remaining money equals the amount she spent on kitchen equipment:
Ms. Martin's share of the total savings - Ms. Martin's share of the remaining money = Ms. Martin's spending on kitchen equipment
$56,480 - $31,750 = Ms. Martin's spending on kitchen equipment
$24,730 = Ms. Martin's spending on kitchen equipment
$24,730 divided by 1000 equals approximately $19,850 (rounded to the nearest hundred dollars). Therefore, Ms. Martin spent approximately $19,850 on kitchen equipment.