Rebecca and Megan are shopping at a store that sells jewelry, scarves, and purses. The cost of all the items at the store includ
e tax. Megan buys 3 bracelets and 3 necklaces. Each bracelet costs $5. Megan pays the clerk $40 and gets $4 change. What is the cost, in dollars, of one necklace? Question 7 options: $7.00
$8.33
$12.00
$21.00
Rebecca and Megan are shopping at a store which sells jewelry, scarves, and purses. Megan buys 3 bracelets and 3 necklaces. One bracelet costs $5 and Megan pays the clerk $40 and gets $4 change.
From the question, since Megan pays $40 and collects $4 change, then the total cost is $40-$4 = $36.
Let the bracelets be denoted by b and necklace be denoted by n. Since Megan buys 3 bracelets and 3 necklaces, bracelet is $5 and total cost is $36. This will be:
This is because if you type 450 x .33 (the given percent), it will equal 598.5 which is the closest answer you will get to 600 out of the given choices.
