To find the average total cost of a wedding, let's follow these steps:
1. Identify and sum the costs for each category:
- Clothing/hair/makeup: \[tex]$1,937
- Ceremony/music/flowers: \$[/tex]5,358
- Photography/video: \[tex]$4,432
- Favors/gifts/invitations: \$[/tex]612
- Jewelry: \[tex]$5,871
- Reception: \$[/tex]13,560
- Honeymoon: \[tex]$3,872
2. Calculate the total cost:
\[
\text{Total cost} = 1937 + 5358 + 4432 + 612 + 5871 + 13560 + 3872 = 35642
\]
3. Identify the number of categories:
- There are 7 categories: Clothing/hair/makeup, Ceremony/music/flowers, Photography/video, Favors/gifts/invitations, Jewelry, Reception, Honeymoon.
4. Calculate the average cost:
\[
\text{Average cost} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of categories}} = \frac{35642}{7} = 5091.714285714285
\]
Thus, the total cost of a wedding is \$[/tex]35,642 and the average cost per category is approximately \$5,091.71.
