Examine the following bar graph that shows budgeted monthly utility expenses for a 1-year period.
a. In which months was the same amount budgeted? (Spell out the months, place them in order from January to December, and place commas in between them.)
$800
$700
$600
$400
b. What is the total annual amount budgeted for utilities?
c. What percent of the total yearly amount was budgeted for the warm-weather months of June–September?
d. Between which two consecutive months was there a 33 1/3% drop in the amounts budgeted for utilities?
e. At the end of December in the year shown, the homeowners replaced their furnace with a more energy-efficient one. They were told that they could decrease their utility budget for the upcoming month of January by 20% from the previous January amount. How much will they budget for utilities in January?
