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Which calculation should be completed first to solve this story problem?

Allister bought some sheet music. He bought 6 songs for $0.99 each and 1 book for $16.99. He paid $1.38 in sales tax. He gave the cashier $50. How much change should Allister get?



A.


total cost of all the purchases


B.


total cost of 6 songs


C.


sum of the cost of 1 song, the book, and the tax


D.


the change

User Aadmaa
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It's A, you have to get the total cost of the products before you can attempt to find the difference
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