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dee dee bought an apple for $0.85, a sandwich for $4.50, and a bottle of water for $1.50. how much did dee dee spend?

User YFeizi
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All you need to do is add these up. Get rid of the $ symbols, the fact that it's money doesn't play a part in the calculation.

0.85 + 4.50 + 1.50 = 6.85

An easy way to make this easier is to add the part before the decimal place first so 4 + 1 = 5. Then add 0.5 + 0.5 that makes 1. So you have 6. Now you just have 0.85 left. So the answer is 6.85.
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0.85+4.50+1.50=6.85. $6.85
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