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Calculate the answers to the following problems.
11. The weekly spending record for Alice Wong for the week ending October 7
is shown below. How much has Alice spent for the week? Total the amounts
for each day and for the week.
Weekly Spending Record
Alice Wong
For the week of October 7, 20--
Amounts Spent
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Total
Fixed
expenses
School
lunches $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
Bus fare 0.50 1.25 1.35 0.75 0.50
Savings
deposit 25.00
Total fixed
expenses $3.50 $4.25 $29.35 $3.75 $3.50
Variable
expenses
School
supplies or
fees 12.50 4.50 2.25
E-book
purchases 1.50 7.75
Meals with
friends 5.50 8.75 6.75
Clothes and
shoes 6.30 25.89
Total variable
expenses 12.50 1.50 10.00 7.75 8.55 34.64 6.75
Total expenses