Question

1. At the grocery store checkout, you watch at the register as it rings up your purchases and coupons. The prices were as follows:
$2.95
$1.19
$4.61
$1.74
$3.04
$8.83
$1.16
– $0.75 (coupon)
– $1.00 (coupon)

The register gives your total bill as $21.77. Estimate the total amount of the bill and use your answer to determine whether the total on the register is reasonable. 1. At the grocery store checkout, you watch at the register as it rings up your purchases and coupons. The prices were as follows:
$2.95
$1.19
$4.61
$1.74
$3.04
$8.83
$1.16
– $0.75 (coupon)
– $1.00 (coupon)

The register gives

Answer 1

All you need to do is add all of the prices and then subtract the coupon amounts.