Suzi works as a nanny. She can spend $34 per outing on the children's food and activities. Today, Suzi spent $8 on lunch and $12 on movie tickets. How much more can she spend on this outing without having a negative balance?

Answer 1

To determine how much more Suzi can spend on the outing, we first need to calculate how much she has already spent.

Suzi has a total budget of $34. She spent:

• $8 on lunch
• $12 on movie tickets

Now, we add these two amounts to find the total she has spent:

\[ \text{Total spent} = 8 + 12 = 20 \]

Next, we subtract the total spent from her budget to find out how much more she has left to spend:

\[ \text{Remaining budget} = 34 - 20 = 14 \]

Thus, Suzi can spend an additional $14 without going over her budget.