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Entertainment 27% Housing 34% Utilities Gasoline 8% 3% a. Select the statement that best compares how much the families spend on gasoline. The two families both spent $200 on gasoline. The Alvarez Family spent more on gasoline than the Martinez Family O Both families spend around $200 on gasoline. This is 6% of the Alvarez budget, but only 3% of the Martinez budget because the Martinez family starts with about twice as much money as the Alvarez family. O The Alvarez family spent more on gasoline than the Martinez family because 3% of $7,300 is more than 6% of $3,650. b. Estimate the actual spending on food and housing for each family. (Fill in the tables. Be sure to estimate - exact answers are not accepted.) Alvarez Family Food Housing $ Martinez Family Food Housing $ c. Both families spend about the same percentage of their income on housing. The family with the Select an answer v income can afford a house that has twice the payment and maintenance costs.