Solve the problem.
-Christina made a chart summarizing her shop's financial performance over the past three years. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c }
\begin{array} { l }
\text { Description } \
\text { of Month }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Number } \
\text { of Months }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Average Monthly } \
\text { Income or Loss } \
\text { (in hundreds of dollars) }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { Excellent } & 6 & + \$ 18 \
\text { Good } & 9 & + \$ 5 \
\text { Neutral } & 15 & \$ 0 \
\text { Poor } & 4 & - \$ 1 \
\text { Very poor } & 2 & - \$ 4
\end{array}$$ How much money was lost in the months described as "Poor"?
A)$4500
B)$10,800
C)$800
D)$400

Question

Solve the problem.
-Christina made a chart summarizing her shop's financial performance over the past three years. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c } 
\begin{array} { l } 
\text { Description } \
\text { of Month }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Number } \
\text { of Months }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Average Monthly } \
\text { Income or Loss } \
\text { (in hundreds of dollars) }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { Excellent } & 6 & + \$ 18 \
\text { Good } & 9 & + \$ 5 \
\text { Neutral } & 15 & \$ 0 \
\text { Poor } & 4 & - \$ 1 \
\text { Very poor } & 2 & - \$ 4
\end{array}$$ How much money was lost in the months described as "Poor"?
A)$4500
B)$10,800
C)$800
D)$400

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The months described as "Poor" had an average monthly loss of $100 (since the values are in hundreds of dollars). With 4 months of "Poor" performance, the total loss is $4 \times 100 = \$400$.

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