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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.

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

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The Answer is Band b
User Johan Bezem
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the answer would be B.
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