Volunteers at Sam's school use some of the student council's savings for a special project. They buy 3 backpacks for $7 each and

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Volunteers at Sam's school use some of the student council's savings for a special project. They buy 3 backpacks for $7 each and

fill each backpack with paper and pens that cost $6. By how much did the student council's savings change because of this project?
The savings was changed by
dollars.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Black_prince [1.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-30T20:47:02+03:00

Black_prince [1.1K]3 years ago

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The student councils savings decreased by $39.

nydimaria [60] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-30T18:19:01+03:00

Answer:

Sam's student council spent $39 on backpacks + paper and pens.

Step-by-step explanation:

They bought 3 backpacks for $7 each. 3 x 7 = $21.

They also filled those backpacks with paper and pens costing $6 each. 3 backpacks x $6 = $18.

Now, add the two prices.

18 + 21 = 39

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