Martha jackson had a $396.25 average monthly expenditure for clothing during the first quarter of the year. she spent $401.50 in april and $250.00 in may. how much can martha spend in june to have the same average as in the first quarter?

Martha spend $537.25 in june to have the same average as in the first quarter.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Average monthly expenditure for the first quarter= $396.25

Expenditure in April= $401.50

Expenditure in May= $250.00

Suppose, expenditure in June= x

To have the same average as in the first quarter, we have to take the average of the second quarter equals to the average of first quarter.

So,

Average monthly expenditure for the second quarter= $396.25

Using the formula of average for monthly expenditure for second qaurter as follow:

Average monthly expenditure for months April, May, and June= Sum of expenditure of April, May, and June divided by 3.

So,

396.25= (401.50 + 250.00 + x)/3

1188.75= 651.5 + x

x= 537.25

m = 60

Step-by-step explanation:

The context is very important, the 'm' represents the minutes late the parents are and from this we can eliminate some options :

- The last one because then a parent would drop their child off earlier

- The first one and the third one because it is too long