Decide whether the statement makes sense. Explain your reasoning.My annual income after tax is only $25,000. I need to cut back on my nonessential spending. Something has to go - either the mango smoothies, the movies, or the vacation. I figure it's the vacation that is making the biggest dent in my budget. I take a vacation once a year which costs about . I go to the movies once a week and spend a total of $16 and I have a mango smoothie every day at my favorite cafe. It costs   plus tax.

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In fact it is the mango smoothies that are making the biggest dent in this person's budget. They are costing roughly $5 × 365 = $1825 per year, more than the vacation which costs . The movies cost only $16 × 52 = $832 per year.

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