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Hillary's family is thinking of relocating to a different city to save money. They set up a budget comparing the cost of living in four cities.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & Oakland & Phoenix & Santa Fe & San Diego \\
\hline Item & Cost & Cost & Cost & Cost \\
\hline Housing & [tex]$\$[/tex] 565[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 465$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 505[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 1200$[/tex] \\
\hline Food & [tex]$\$[/tex] 545[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 495$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 475[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 655$[/tex] \\
\hline Health Care & [tex]$\$[/tex] 245[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 215$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 200[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 495$[/tex] \\
\hline Taxes & [tex]$\$[/tex] 450[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 415$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 385[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 625$[/tex] \\
\hline Other Necessities & [tex]$\$[/tex] 350[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 305$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 295[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 495$[/tex] \\
\hline Monthly Total & [tex]$\$[/tex] 2155[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 1895$[/tex] & [tex]$\$[/tex] 1860[tex]$ & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 3470$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Based on cost of living alone, which city should they choose to live in?

A. Oakland
B. Phoenix
C. Santa Fe
D. San Diego



Answer :

GinnyAnswer
To determine which city Hillary's family should choose based on the cost of living alone, we need to compare the monthly total costs of living in each city.

Here is the breakdown of the monthly total costs from the given table:
- Oakland: \[tex]$2155 - Phoenix: \$[/tex]1895
- Santa Fe: \[tex]$1860 - San Diego: \$[/tex]3470

We need to find the city with the lowest monthly total cost.

By comparing the costs:
- Oakland: \[tex]$2155 - Phoenix: \$[/tex]1895
- Santa Fe: \[tex]$1860 - San Diego: \$[/tex]3470

We observe that Santa Fe has the lowest monthly total cost of \$1860. Thus, based on cost of living alone, Hillary's family should choose to live in Santa Fe.