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Your budget is ten dollars. Which shopping plan works?

Choose items whose total stays at or below ten dollars.

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  1. Items totaling twelve dollars
  2. Items with no prices
  3. Items totaling nine dollars ✔

Why: A budget is a plan with a spending limit. Add prices before buying so your total does not go over.

Huh, didn't know that: Making a budget is a skill that helps people reach their money goals.

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Answer: Items totaling nine dollars. A budget is a plan with a spending limit. Add prices before buying so your total does not go over.

  1. School-age children and shopping www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/money-as-you-grow/school-age-children-preteens/explore-shopping
    Knowing how to make a budget is an important skill that helps people reach their financial goals.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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