Calculating Costs and Taxes

The video tutorial explains how to solve a problem involving James' purchases. James buys three notebooks, a box of pencils, a binder, and pays taxes. The tutorial guides through calculating the total cost of these items and determining the change James should receive when he pays with $15. It covers multiplication for the notebooks' cost, addition for the total cost, and subtraction to find the change.

What items did James purchase?

• Pencils, erasers, and a binder

• Notebooks, pencils, and a binder

• Notebooks, erasers, and a binder

• Notebooks, pencils, and erasers

How much did each notebook cost?

• 99 cents

• 89 cents

• 79 cents

• 69 cents

How do you calculate the total cost of the notebooks?

• Divide the price of one notebook by the quantity

• Multiply the price of one notebook by the quantity

• Subtract the price of one notebook from the quantity

• Add the price of one notebook to the quantity

What is the total cost of the notebooks?

• $5.37

• $2.37

• $4.37

• $3.37

What is the cost of the box of pencils?

• $4.49

• $3.49

• $5.49

• $2.49

How much did the binder cost?

• $5.50

• $8.50

• $6.50

• $7.50

What is the total amount James spent before taxes?

• $13.36

• $15.36

• $12.36

• $14.36

How much tax did James pay?

• 73 cents

• 83 cents

• 93 cents

• 63 cents

What is the total amount James spent including taxes?

• $13.09

• $13.90

• $13.19

• $13.91

What is the first step in calculating the change James should receive?

• Subtract the total spent from $15

• Add the total spent to $15

• Divide the total spent by $15

• Multiply the total spent by $15