Question

Along with the flowers, Samantha bought 4 packages of glass beads and 2 vases. The vases cost $3.59 each and the total sales tax was $1.34. The total amount she paid was $28.50, including sales tax. Explain a strategy she could use to find the cost of 1 package of glass beads.

Answer 1

Samantha can find the total of the vases then add that and the sales tax. Once she has added those numbers up, she should subtract that from the total cost of the items. Once Samantha has subtracted, she should divide the answer by 4 to get the cost of an individual bag of beads