Question

George has $2.00 to spend at a store. He buys 3 cans of soda. Each can of soda costs 65 cents. What calculation should George use to determine how much change he should receive?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 cents.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been George has $2.00 to spend at a store. He buys 3 cans of soda. Each can of soda costs 65 cents.

First of all George should calculate the total cost of 3 cans of soda by multiplying 3 by $0.65.

$\text{Cost of 3 cans of soda}=\ 0.65\times 3$

$\text{Cost of 3 cans of soda}=\ 1.95$

Now, George should subtract $1.95 from $2.00 to find the amount of change as:

$\text{Amount of change that George will receive}=\ 2.00-\ 1.95$

$\text{Amount of change that George will receive}=\ 0.05$

Therefore, George will receive 5 cents in change.

Answer 2

Answer:

0.05 cents

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that George has $2.00 to spend at a store. He buys 3 cans of soda. Each can of soda costs 65 cents.

George has to use both multiplication and subtraction to find out the change

Spending at a store ...  2.00$

Cost of each can ... 0.65$

cost of 3 cans      ...  3*0.65 = 1.95$

Change he receives   ... 2-1.95 =0.05 cents