Question

P Grade 6 Week 24 Day 1 1. Tara bought five new notebooks for $1.35 each and 12 pens that cost 3 for $1.25. What is the total amount she spent, not including tax, on notebooks and pens? A $9.00​

Answer 1

Tara spent $11.75 on notebooks and pens.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tara bought five notebooks at $1.35 each, so she spent:

5 notebooks × $1.35/notebook = $6.75

Tara bought 12 pens at 3 for $1.25, so she bought:

12 pens ÷ 3 pens/$1.25 = 4 groups of 3 pens/$1.25, with 12 – (4 × 3) = 0 extra pens

Tara spent:

4 groups × $1.25/group = $5.00

Adding the amount Tara spent on notebooks and pens gives:

$6.75 + $5.00 = $11.75

Therefore, Tara spent $11.75 on notebooks and pens.

Answer 2

Tara spent $11.75 on notebooks and pens, not including tax.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tara bought five new notebooks at a cost of $1.35 each, so the total cost of the notebooks is:

5 x $1.35 = $6.75

Next, Tara bought 12 pens that cost 3 for $1.25. This means that each pen costs:

$1.25 / 3 = $0.41666667 (rounded to 2 decimal places)

Multiplying this cost per pen by the total number of pens, we get the total cost of the pens:

12 x $0.41666667 = $5.00 (rounded to 2 decimal places)

Therefore, the total amount that Tara spent on notebooks and pens is:

$6.75 + $5.00 = $11.75

So Tara spent $11.75 on notebooks and pens, not including tax.