Question

Mr. Jackson had $110 to purchase school supplies for his class. He bought 32 boxes of colored pencils and 32 dry erase markers. Each box of colored pencils cost $2.40, and each dry erase marker cost $0.79. How much money did Mr. Jackson have left after these purchases?

Answer 1

$7.92 dollars left over

Explanation:

32* 2.40= 76.8

32*0.79= 25.28

25.28+ 76.8= 102.08

110-102.08

===========7.92

Answer 2

$7.92

Explanation:

110 - ((32 x 2.40) + (32 x 0.79)) = $7.92