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Rhonda needs to reduce her discretionary spending which is shown in the table below.

Spend Amount How Often
Car Wash $80 Monthly
Hairdresser $150 Quarterly
Thai take-away $15 2 nights per week
Streaming services $12 Weekly

Which action will save her the most?

  1. Stop washing the car.
  2. Stop going to the hairdresser.
  3. Reduce Thai take-away to once per week.
  4. Cancel streaming services.
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\(A\)

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\(\text{Calculate the yearly saving of each action}\)

\(\text{Car wash}=$80\times 12 =$960\)

\(\text{Hairdresser}=$150\times 4=$600\)

\(\text{Thai}=15\times 52=$780\)

\(\text{Streaming services}=12\times 52=$624\)

\(\text{Washing the car costs the most each year}\)
\(\text{so she should stop washing the car.}\)

\(\Rightarrow A\)

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