Question

Which simpler problems could be calculated to solve this problem?

Nick bought 3 new T-shirts for $12.99 each. Sunscreen was on sale at 3 bottles for $15, and Nick bought one bottle. Nick had to pay $4.39 sales tax on the items. How much money did Nick spend altogether?

A.
Multiply the cost of one T-shirt by 3.
Calculate the cost of one bottle of sunscreen.
Calculate the cost of the T-shirts and sunscreen.

B.
Calculate the cost of one bottle of sunscreen.
Calculate the total cost of the T-shirts.
Calculate the cost of the sunscreen and the T-shirts plus the tax.

Answer 1

C.Add the cost of three T-shirts to $15.
Divide by 3.
Calculate the cost of the items plus the tax.

Answer 2

b xD

Answer 3

12.99 * 3 + 5 + 4.39 = 48.36

Answer 4

B.