To determine how much can be spent on food for the month from a total income of [tex]$600, we first need to consider the budgeted amounts for the other categories:
- Cell Phone: $[/tex]65
- Entertainment: [tex]$95
- College Savings: $[/tex]200
- Car Expenses (Gas, Insurance): [tex]$160
Let's calculate the total expenses for these categories:
\[ \text{Total expenses} = \$[/tex]65 + \[tex]$95 + \$[/tex]200 + \[tex]$160 \]
Now let's add these amounts together:
\[ \$[/tex]65 + \[tex]$95 = \$[/tex]160 \]
[tex]\[ \$160 + \$200 = \$360 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \$360 + \$160 = \$520 \][/tex]
The total expenses for categories other than food is \[tex]$520.
Next, we subtract the total non-food expenses from the total income to find the remaining amount available for food:
\[ \text{Available for food} = \$[/tex]600 - \[tex]$520 = \$[/tex]80 \]
Therefore, the amount that can be spent on food for the month is \[tex]$80.
The correct answer is:
c. $[/tex]\[tex]$ 80$[/tex] can be spent on food.
