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ralph wants to join a travel soccer team, a discretionary expense. his …

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ralph wants to join a travel soccer team, a discretionary expense. his parents tell him he must get a job to earn the money to cover the costs. ralph now views this discretionary expense as an essential expense since he must pay his parents back. the costs of the travel team are listed below.

expensecost
registration$50.00
tournaments$775.00
travel$300.00

a. find the total cost of being on the team.
b. if ralph takes a summer job and works 10 weeks over the summer, how much must he average each week to cover the travel team expenses?
c. if ralph is paid at a flat rate of exactly q dollars each week, what is the standard deviation of the distribution of his 10 - weekly paychecks?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total cost

$67 + 50+775 + 300=1192$

Step2: Calculate average weekly pay

$\frac{1192}{10}=119.2$

Step3: Determine standard - deviation

Since the pay is a constant $q$ each week, the standard deviation of a constant set of data is 0.

Answer:

a. $1192
b. $119.2
c. 0