Response:
With a monthly expense of $20,000, Ricardo can make 25 trips via metro and 16 trips by bus. If he undertakes 21 trips weekly, that amount is insufficient to cover bus fares.
Overview:
The problem can be resolved by dividing the weekly expense of $20,000 by the cost of the two forms of transportation: $800 (metro) and $1200 (bus). Knowing he makes 21 trips, the result must meet or exceed that to confirm that Ricardo can accommodate his weekly travel needs. In this instance, he can fulfill the requirement using the metro (with spare funds remaining), but not with the bus (he will be short on funds).
In the Spanish language, changing the order of words is unnecessary. As this exercise requests a modification in that order, we will follow straightforward steps to achieve it. We will turn declarative sentences into questions in Spanish.
1) Start with a standard declarative statement: Regular sentences in Spanish have the subject first, followed by the verb.
2) Swap the subject and the verb's positions: In English, when you say this is... in declarative form you would ask is this...? in an interrogative form. The same rule applies in Spanish. For example, you change ésta es... to ¿es ésta...? This adjustment also works for other sentences that don't adhere to the this is... pattern, such as la niña es bonita to ¿es bonita la niña?
3) Don't stress about do: In English, questions typically contain the verb do, yet in Spanish, the term do is implicitly part of the verb.
Hence, the transformation looks as follows:
1. ¿Prepara la prueba la Profesora Cruz?
Is Professor Cruz preparing the exam?
2. ¿Necesitamos estudiar Sandra y yo?
Do Sandra and I have to study?
3. ¿Practican los chicos el vocabulario?
Are the boys practicing the vocabulary?
4. ¿Termina Jaime la tarea?
Is Jaime finishing the homework?
5. ¿Trabajas tú en la biblioteca?
Are you working in the library?
The appropriate choice is C preparen since both statements refer to what 'ellos' will do, instead of focusing on themselves.
Sancho's reaction to Bolsa's call is one of frustration.
