You have exactly $50 to spend on some music. For the albums you are considering, the followi table lists the value to you, in dollars, as well as the price you must pay to acquire it. Album Price Sign of the Times (Prince) $25 Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan) $25 What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) $25 Nevermind (Nirvana) $25 What is the cost, in dollars, of paying $50 for an autographed copy of BTS' album Map of the S Value $60 $67 $98 $85
You have exactly $50 to spend on some music. For the albums you are considering, the followi table lists the value to you, in dollars, as well as the price you must pay to acquire it. Album Price Sign of the Times (Prince) $25 Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan) $25 What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) $25 Nevermind (Nirvana) $25 What is the cost, in dollars, of paying $50 for an autographed copy of BTS' album Map of the S Value $60 $67 $98 $85
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Transcribed Image Text:You have exactly $50 to spend on some music. For the albums you are considering, the followin
table lists the value to you, in dollars, as well as the price you must pay to acquire it.
Album
Price
Sign of the Times (Prince)
$25
Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan) $25
What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) $25
Nevermind (Nirvana)
$25
Value
$60
$67
$98
$85
What is the cost, in dollars, of paying $50 for an autographed copy of BTS' album Map of the So
7?
Round your answer to two decimal places and do not enter the currency sign. If you answer is
-$1.275, enter 1.28.
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The most valuable album to you is Sign of the Times (Prince), which you value at $67. However, you can only afford to spend $50. This means that you will have to give up Sign of the Times (Prince) in order to afford an autographed copy of BTS' album Map of the Soul: 7.
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