Question

Natalie is making costumes each costume has 4 buttons that costs 3 cents and a zipper costs 7 cents how much does she spend on buttons and a zipper for each costume?

Answer 1

19 cents

Explanation:

Natalie buys 4 buttons at 3 cents each. She also buys 1 zipper at 7 cents

We are to find the total amount that she spends for each costume

I converted cents to dollars.

4 buttons at 3 cents = 4x0.03 (3 cents is 0.03 dollars)

= 0.12

The zipper = 7 cents = 0.07 dollars

The total amount she spent = 0.12+ 0.07

= 0.19 dollars = 19 cents

Therefore she 19 cents in total for each costume

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