SITUATION 1 Fred loves clothes. His favorite activity is to go shopping at the mall and try on new
clothes, He looks forward to the day when he has a job so he can buy all the clothes he
wants.
Next week is Fred's birthday and he will receive $75.00 for his present. He saw a pair
of jeans at the mall that were $72.00; however, he also needs new shirts, new shorts,
and some swim trunks for the summer. His $75.00 could purchase all of these things
or it could purchase the one pair of designer jeans.
All the kids at school wear these jeans, Fred states, "If only I had a pair of these jeans,
would be popular." What should Fred do?