Question

To make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for her class, a teacher bought bread for $2.79 per loaf, peanut butter for $3.19 per jar, and jars or jelly. The total cost was $14.56. If the teacher bout two of each item, what was the cost of one jar or jelly? Pleas explain the method you use

Answer 1

$1.30 per jar of jelly

Explanation:

$2.79 x 2 = $5.58

$3.19 x 2 = $6.38

$14.56 - $5.58 - $6.38 = $2.60 ( Two jars of jelly )

$2.60 / 2 = $1.30