Question

You have decided to purchase some new clothes. You are trying to decide whether or not to purchase luxury items or to save some money. How much more do you spend by purchasing the luxury items from the table below?

Items Cost for Name Brand Cost for Store Brand
Jeans $35.95 $19.95
Sneakers $34.65 $15.98
Shirt $15.30 $9.40
Socks $6.99 $4.99
Dress Shoes $42.96 $29.75



$80.07


$55.78


$149.83


$135.85

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the context of this problem, buying the name brand is "luxury" while the store brand is not

so add up the cost of the name brand items only
then add up the cost of the store brand items only

then subtract (name brand) - (store brand)