Paying for Services

🌍Mission Brief #73

When we use services, we often pay for them.

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When we use services, we often pay for them. We give money for haircuts. We pay teachers with money, too. Paying helps workers earn money. Then, they can buy things they need.

Key Facts

We pay for services with money.

Haircuts are a service we pay for.

Money helps workers buy what they need.

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What do we give for haircuts?

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