Question

Calysia brought a purse and wallet and the store .she gave the cashier $25.00 and the cashier gave her $4.26 back. if the purse cost $12.99, how much did the wallet cost?

Answer 1

You have to calculate the cost of the purse + wallet.

First calculate how much Calysia spent, for this you have to subtract the change she got back to the $25.00 she payd:

$25.00-$4.26= $20.74

Now you know that "purse+wallet" cost $20.74, to know how much the wallet costs, you have to subtract the cost of the purse to the total money Calysia spent:

$20.74-$12.99= $7.75

The wallet costed $7.75