Choosing How to Spend: Author's Purpose

Read about economics and making choices with money, then work out why the author wrote it.

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Economics is about how people make choices about money and resources.

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Economics is about how people make choices about money and resources. For example, when you go to a store, you have to decide what to buy with your allowance. If you choose to buy a toy, you might not have enough money left to buy candy.

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This shows how we have to think carefully about what we want and what we can afford. Understanding economics helps us make smart decisions about spending and saving.

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Why did the author most likely write this passage?

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Authors use examples to explain their ideas. Which sentence from the passage gives an example?

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