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Here’s a shmoopy question to get things cookin’…

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The following graph shows how much money was won and lost for five

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over-21-year-old friends on a trip to Las Vegas.

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How much more money did Bill and Erin win combined than Derek and Carlie lost combined?

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And here are the potential answers...

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Ohhhh Vegas, baby. It can be cruel.

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So the question asks us to compare the winnings and losings of the various players here.

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It’s asking for Bill plus Erin relative to Derek plus Carlie.

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Well, Bill here won 80 bucks as you can see from the chart and Erin won 20 bucks – a

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total of 100 for the big winners here.

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The losers were Derek who wasted what looks like 45 bucks and Carlie who blew about 55,

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for a total loss of one hundred samolians.

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So that’s 100 to the good minus the 100 to the bad for a total swing of… zero bucks.

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Which is basically referred to as… a VERY successful trip in Las Vegas.

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The answer is A – they netted nada.

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Now time for a diaper change…

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