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id: 68484b5100af0b6bdd343021
title: Task 100
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-100
lang: en-US
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# --instructions--

Read the text and answer the question below.

# --questions--

## --text--

After meeting with David, Alice shared the budget breakdown with the rest of the team:

`Hi team,`

`Here's a summary of how our project budget is currently divided across different phases:`

- `Development Phase: 45% of the total budget is for development. One-fourth of that goes to back-end development to support our scalability goals.`

- `Front-End & Design: 27% is for front-end and user interface design. Half of this amount is focused on improving user experience so the app is smooth and easy to use.`

- `Testing: 13% of the budget is for testing, from unit tests to final quality checks. This helps us avoid bugs and ensure a stable launch.`

- `Contingency: 15% of the budget is saved for unexpected costs later in the project.`

`So far, we've spent about 40% of the total budget, mainly on setup and early development. We'll keep monitoring our spending and make changes if needed as we move forward.`

`Best,`

`Alice`

How much of the total budget has been spent so far?

## --answers--

13%

### --feedback--

13% is allocated for `Testing`, not total spending so far.

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Half

### --feedback--

The team has spent less than half.

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About 40%

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75%

### --feedback--

Spending is not that high yet.

## --video-solution--

3

# --explanation--

Focus on the sentence that starts with `So far, we've spent...`.

Alice mentions how much of the total budget has already been spent, primarily on setup and early development work.
