Question

Mary and Fred James budgeted $260 a month for groceries. During the month, they spent $87, $62, $28, $49 and $38 at the supermarket.

A. What was the total amount spent for food?
B. Did Marry and Fred have a budget deficit or surplus for food? What was the amount?

Answer 1

The total amount spent for food was $264. Mary and Fred had a budget deficit of $4 for food.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the total amount spent for food, we need to add up the individual amounts spent. The amounts spent were $87, $62, $28, $49, and $38. Adding these amounts together gives us a total of $264.

To determine if Mary and Fred had a budget deficit or surplus for food, we need to compare the total amount spent ($264) to their budgeted amount ($260). Since the total amount spent is greater than the budgeted amount, they had a budget deficit. The amount of the deficit is the difference between the total amount spent and the budgeted amount, which is $4.