Question

Mr. Friedman bought a computer for $768.95, a printer for $127.79, and two cartridges for the printer for $28 each. Mr. Friedman's checking account had $1,342.27 in it before the purchases, how much does he have left?
$389.53
$417.53
$445.53
$924.74

Answer 1

To find out how much Mr. Friedman has left after his purchases, we first need to calculate the total cost of the items he bought.

1. Cost of the computer: $768.95
2. Cost of the printer: $127.79
3. Cost of two cartridges for the printer: 2 × $28 = $56.00

Now, we add these amounts together to find the total:

\[
\text{Total cost} = \text{cost of computer} + \text{cost of printer} + \text{cost of cartridges}
\]
\[
\text{Total cost} = 768.95 + 127.79 + 56.00
\]
\[
\text{Total cost} = 768.95 + 127.79 = 896.74
\]
\[
\text{Total cost} = 896.74 + 56.00 = 952.74
\]

Now, we will subtract the total cost from the amount in his checking account:

\[
\text{Amount left} = \text{initial amount} - \text{total cost}
\]
\[
\text{Amount left} = 1342.27 - 952.74
\]

Now performing the subtraction:

\[
\text{Amount left} = 1342.27 - 952.74 = 389.53
\]

Thus, Mr. Friedman has **$389.53** left in his checking account.

So, the answer is:
**$389.53**