Tom and Jake Are Taking the Same Geometry Class

Tom and Jake are taking the same geometry class. The first day the teacher suggests that they bring a particular calculator. Right after school, Tom asked his mom for money to buy the calculator. Jake knows his family cannot afford the calculator and has very different decision making because of their situation. Jake is likely to ______.

A) take on extra hours at work to pay for it himself
B) ask his parents if they could work harder to get him the calculator
C) ask Tom if his parents could buy him a calculator too
D) drop out of school