Denise wants to buy a blue dress that costs $100. To pay for it, she can either take money from her savings account, which earns 2 percent interest. Or use a credit card, which will charge 7 percent interest. What is the best reason to use the credit card?

to get the dress she wants

to prevent paying interest

to reduce the cost of the dress

to build her credit history

Question

Denise wants to buy a blue dress that costs $100. To pay for it, she can either take money from her savings account, which earns 2 percent interest. Or use a credit card, which will charge 7 percent interest. What is the best reason to use the credit card?

 to get the dress she wants

 to prevent paying interest

 to reduce the cost of the dress

 to build her credit history

anonymous · Answer

She doesn't need the card to buy the dress (she can use money from her saving account), so A is out.
If she uses her credit card, she will have to pay interest, so B is not a reason to use the credit card.
Nowhere is it mentioned that the card will reduce the cost of the dress.
So that leaves...