A woman decides to spend a portion of her life savings on a trip across Asia for 5 months. She budgets $6,012.35. After 4 months, she has spent $4,729.39. How much more money can she spend without going over budget?

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A woman decides to spend a portion of her life savings on a trip across Asia for 5 months. She budgets $6,012.35. After 4 months, she has spent $4,729.39.  How much more money can she spend without going over budget?

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To solve this problem, we just subtract the spent total from the planned budget:
$6,012.35 - $4,729.39 = $1,282.96
She can spend another $1,282.96 before she goes over budget.

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