Looking at the budget table, we need to find which month had the highest total expenses.
Let’s break it down by category and add up the totals for each month:
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JANUARY:
Home Expenses:
- Mortgage: $750.00
- Services: $35.00
- Utilities: $165.00
→ Home Total = $750 + $35 + $165 =
$950.00
Daily Living Expenses:
- Groceries: $191.00
- Child care: $200.00
- Dry cleaning: $20.00
- Dining out: $55.00
- Housecleaning service: $25.00
- Dog walker: $10.00
→ Daily Living Total = $191 + $200 + $20 + $55 + $25 + $10 =
$501.00
Total January Expenses = $950.00 + $501.00 = $1,451.00
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FEBRUARY:
Home Expenses:
- Mortgage: $750.00
- Services: $35.00
- Utilities: $165.00
→ Home Total = $750 + $35 + $165 =
$950.00
Daily Living Expenses:
- Groceries: $152.00
- Child care: $200.00
- Dining out: $56.00 (wait — no, dining out is blank in Feb? Let me check again.)
Actually, looking back:
In February under Daily Living:
- Groceries: $152.00
- Child care: $200.00
- Dry cleaning: [blank] → $0
- Dining out: [blank] → $0
- Housecleaning service: $17.00
- Dog walker: $5.00
So Daily Living Total = $152 + $200 + $0 + $0 + $17 + $5 =
$374.00
Total February Expenses = $950.00 + $374.00 = $1,324.00
Wait — but the table already gives us “Total” rows!
Look at the bottom of each section:
Under EXPENSES > HOME, there’s a “Total” row:
- Jan: $950.00
- Feb: $950.00
- Mar: $1,025.00
Under DAILY LIVING, there’s also a “Total” row:
- Jan: $501.00
- Feb: $374.00
- Mar: $435.00
And then we can add those two totals together for each month to get overall monthly expenses.
But wait — actually, looking even more carefully, the table does NOT show an overall grand total per month across all expense categories. But since the question likely wants us to compare based on what’s given, let’s use the subtotals provided.
However, note that the problem doesn’t ask for anything specific — just says “solve the problem”. Since no explicit question is asked, perhaps the implied task is to identify which month has the highest total expenses?
Let’s calculate total expenses per month using the “Total” rows from each section:
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January:
Home Total: $950.00
Daily Living Total: $501.00
→ Overall Total = $950 + $501 =
$1,451.00
February:
Home Total: $950.00
Daily Living Total: $374.00
→ Overall Total = $950 + $374 =
$1,324.00
March:
Home Total: $1,025.00
Daily Living Total: $435.00
→ Overall Total = $1,025 + $435 =
$1,460.00
April through August are all $0.00, so they’re not contenders.
Now comparing:
- January: $1,451.00
- February: $1,324.00
- March: $1,460.00 ← HIGHEST
✔ So March has the highest total expenses.
Final Answer: March
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of excel budget worksheet.
