Question

The owner purchases 5 buckets, 10 brushes, 48 towels, and 1 case of air fresheners for the car wash. The total cost of the purchases is $144.08. Each bucket costs $2.89, each brush costs $7.91, and each towel costs $0.36.
PART B: What is the total cost, in dollars, of the case of air fresheners? Explain/justify your answer.

Answer 1

5 buckets at $2.89 = 5($2.89) = $14.45
10 brushes at $7.91 = 10($7.91) = $79.10
48 towels at $0.36 = 48($0.36) = $17..28

These three added together makes $110.83.  This leaves us $144.08-$110.83=$33.25 for the cost of the case of air fresheners.