Question: Andrea buys herself a pony for her 30th birthday. She pays $500/month to rent a pasture for it, $10 a day for food, and $60/lesson for two lessons a week. How much does she spend on her pony in a year?
Solution:
First find the annual cost of food: $10/day * 365 days = $3650
Then find how much she spends a week on lessons: $60/lesson * 2 lessons = $120
Then multiply that weekly cost by the number of weeks per year to find the annual cost: $120/week * 52 weeks/year = $6240
Then find the annual cost of the pasture: $500/month * 12 months/year = $6000
Then add all the costs to find the total cost: $6000 + $6240 + $3650 = $15890
Answer: 15890