Solve the problem.
-The following chart shows a book publisher's monthly sales by book category for the first quarter of the year. Complete the totals by adding horizontally and vertically.

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Adding horizontally: 
- Fiction: 2,000 + 5,000 + 1,500 = 8,500 
- Non-fiction: 3,000 + 1,500 + 2,000 = 6,500 
- Total: 11,000 + 6,500 = 17,500

Adding vertically: 
- January total: 2,000 + 3,000 + 5,000 + 1,500 = 11,500 
- February total: 1,500 + 1,000 + 2,000 + 1,000 = 5,500 
- March total: 500 + 500 + 1,500 + 500 = 3,000 
- Total: 11,500 + 5,500 + 3,000 = 20,000

Only option B has the correct totals.

Solve the Problem. -The Following Chart Shows a Book Publisher's Monthly Sales by Monthly