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Question

{{name}} needs to reduce her discretionary spending which is shown in the table below.


Spend Amount How Often
{{spend1}} ${{amount1}} {{often1}}
{{spend2}} ${{amount2}} {{often2}}
{{spend3}} ${{amount3}} {{often3}}
{{spend4}} ${{amount4}} {{often4}}


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

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∴\therefore Biggest saving: {{{correctAnswer}}}

Variant 0

DifficultyLevel

585

Question

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 days per week
Streaming services $12 Weekly


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

Car Wash = $80

Hairdresser = 150 ÷\div 3 = $50

Thai = 15 ×\times 4 = $60

Streaming = 12 ×\times 4 = $48

∴\therefore Biggest saving: Stop washing the car.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
name
Rhonda
spend1
Car Wash
spend2
Hairdresser
spend3
Thai take-away
spend4
Streaming services
amount1
80
amount2
150
amount3
15
amount4
12
often1
Monthly
often2
Quarterly
often3
2 days per week
often4
Weekly
solution
Car Wash = $80 Hairdresser = 150 $\div$ 3 = \$50 Thai = 15 $\times$ 4 = $60 Streaming = 12 $\times$ 4 = $48
correctAnswer
Stop washing the car.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
✓

Stop washing the car.

x

Stop going to the hairdresser.

x

Reduce Thai take-away to once per week.

x

Cancel streaming services.

Variant 1

DifficultyLevel

585

Question

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


Spend Amount How Often
Foxtel $70 Monthly
Theatre $120 Quarterly
Uber Eats $20 twice per week
Swimming Lessons $15 Weekly


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

Foxtel = $70

Theatre = 120 ÷\div 3 = $40

Uber Eats = 20 ×\times 4 = $80

Swimming Lessons = 15 ×\times 4 = $60

∴\therefore Biggest saving: Reduce Uber Eats to once per week.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
name
Sharnie
spend1
Foxtel
spend2
Theatre
spend3
Uber Eats
spend4
Swimming Lessons
amount1
70
amount2
120
amount3
20
amount4
15
often1
Monthly
often2
Quarterly
often3
twice per week
often4
Weekly
solution
Foxtel = $70 Theatre = 120 $\div$ 3 = \$40 Uber Eats = 20 $\times$ 4 = $80 Swimming Lessons = 15 $\times$ 4 = $60
correctAnswer
Reduce Uber Eats to once per week.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Cancel Foxtel.

x

Stop going to the theatre.

✓

Reduce Uber Eats to once per week.

x

Cancel swimming lessons.

Variant 2

DifficultyLevel

585

Question

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


Spend Amount How Often
Gym Membership $50 Monthly
Air Travel $120 Quarterly
KFC Lunch $14 2 days per week
Penrith Panthers Ticket $20 Weekly


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

Gym Membership = $50

Air Travel = 120 ÷\div 3 = $40

KFC Lunch = 14 ×\times 4 = $56

Penrith Panthers Tickets = 20 ×\times 4 = $80

∴\therefore Biggest saving: Stop going to Penrith games.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
name
Jenny
spend1
Gym Membership
spend2
Air Travel
spend3
KFC Lunch
spend4
Penrith Panthers Ticket
amount1
50
amount2
120
amount3
14
amount4
20
often1
Monthly
often2
Quarterly
often3
2 days per week
often4
Weekly
solution
Gym Membership = $50 Air Travel = 120 $\div$ 3 = \$40 KFC Lunch = 14 $\times$ 4 = $56 Penrith Panthers Tickets = 20 $\times$ 4 = $80
correctAnswer
Stop going to Penrith games.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Cancel gym membership.

x

Stop air travel.

x

Reduce KFC to once per week.

✓

Stop going to Penrith games.

Variant 3

DifficultyLevel

585

Question

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


Spend Amount How Often
Coffee Beans $10 Weekly
Streaming Services $50 Monthly
Beauty Salon $90 Quarterly
Pizza Delivery $15 2 days per week


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

Coffee Beans = 4 ×\times 10 = $40

Streaming Services = 50 −- 15 = $35

Beauty Salon = 90 ÷\div 3 = $30

Pizza Delivery = 15 ×\times 4 = $60

∴\therefore Biggest saving: Reduce pizza delivery to once per week

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
name
Veronica
spend1
Coffee Beans
spend2
Streaming Services
spend3
Beauty Salon
spend4
Pizza Delivery
amount1
10
amount2
50
amount3
90
amount4
15
often1
Weekly
often2
Monthly
often3
Quarterly
often4
2 days per week
solution
Coffee Beans = 4 $\times$ 10 = $40 Streaming Services = 50 $-$ 15 = \$35 Beauty Salon = 90 $\div$ 3 = $30 Pizza Delivery = 15 $\times$ 4 = $60
correctAnswer
Reduce pizza delivery to once per week

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Stop buying coffee beans.

x

Reduce streaming services to $15 per month.

x

Stop going to the beauty salon.

✓

Reduce pizza delivery to once per week

Variant 4

DifficultyLevel

589

Question

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


Spend Amount How Often
Theatre $90 Monthly
Coffee $5 5 days per week
Car Detailing $150 Quarterly
Chocolate $12 Weekly


Which action will save her the most?

Worked Solution

Calculate the monthly saving of each action:

Theatre = 90 −- 30 = $60

Coffee = 5 ×\times 4 ×\times 4 = $80

Car Detailing = 150 ÷\div 3 = $50

Chocolate = 4 ×\times 12 = $48

∴\therefore Biggest saving: Reduce her coffee spend to once per week.

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
name
Zilda
spend1
Theatre
spend2
Coffee
spend3
Car Detailing
spend4
Chocolate
amount1
90
amount2
5
amount3
150
amount4
12
often1
Monthly
often2
5 days per week
often3
Quarterly
often4
Weekly
solution
Theatre = 90 $-$ 30 = $60 Coffee = 5 $\times$ 4 $\times$ 4 = \$80 Car Detailing = 150 $\div$ 3 = $50 Chocolate = 4 $\times$ 12 = $48
correctAnswer
Reduce her coffee spend to once per week.

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Reduce her theatre spend to $30.

✓

Reduce her coffee spend to once per week.

x

Stop detailing her car

x

Stop buying chocolate.