Suppose the government collected $3.2 trillion in tax revenues and spent $3.8 trillion, and discretionary spending was $1.5 trillion. For the government to fully balance the budget this year, how much discretionary spending needs to be cut?

Jenna is saving for a sound system. while she is saving for her system, she finds the speakers for her system on sale for a good price and buys them. at the same time, mark is saving up to by a big-screen television. he sees some movies on sale and decides to buy them so that he can watch them on his new television when he buys it. which of the following statements best describes jenna's and mark's actions?