Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Alexis spends:</u>
- $8.50 + $7.25 + $5 = $20.75
<u>Money left:</u>
the yearly increase of x% assumes is compounding yearly, so let's use that.

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-23 is a negative number so that means 7 is a greater number. any number with a minus sign like this - means it’s a negative number, so any number that you have to compare it to and if that number has nothing before or after it, then that would be the greater number