Decide Whether the Statement Makes Sense

question 198

Essay

Decide whether the statement makes sense. Explain your reasoning.
-My annual income after tax is only $25,000. I need to cut back on my nonessential
spending. Something has to go - either the mango smoothies, the movies, or the vacation. I
figure it's the vacation that is making the biggest dent in my budget. I take a vacation once
a year which costs about $1200. I go to the movies once a week and spend a total of $18
and I have a mango smoothie every day at my favorite cafe. It costs $4.50 plus tax.

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Definitions:

Wilmot Proviso

A proposed amendment to a bill in the U.S. Congress in 1846 aiming to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.

Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Part of the Compromise of 1850, this law required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves and denied fugitives the right to a jury trial.

Northwest Ordinance

A law passed in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation of the United States to create a structured process for territories in the Northwest to become states.

Missouri Compromise

A legislative agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories.