Maria Spends Her Afternoon at the Beach,paying $2 to Rent

question 190

Multiple Choice

Maria spends her afternoon at the beach,paying $2 to rent a beach umbrella and $10 for food and drinks,rather than going to a movie.The total cost of going to the beach is

• A) zero,because the money she spent was for food,drinks and an umbrella rather than to enter the beach.
• B) the $12 she spent on the umbrella,food and drinks.
• C) only $2 because she would have spent the money on food and drinks whether or not she went to the beach.
• D) the movie she missed seeing.
• E) the movie she missed seeing plus the $12 she spent on the umbrella,food,and drinks.

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