Barry bought 21.50 meters of light rope at 0.46 per meter and three meters of heavy rope at 1.04 per meter. How much did he get back from three 5 dollar bills

Answer 1

To find out how much Barry spent and how much change he received from his three $5 bills, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the cost of the light rope: \[ \text{Cost of light rope} = 21.50 , \text{meters} \times 0.46 , \text{per meter} = 9.89 \]

2. Calculate the cost of the heavy rope: \[ \text{Cost of heavy rope} = 3 , \text{meters} \times 1.04 , \text{per meter} = 3.12 \]

3. Calculate the total cost: \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Cost of light rope} + \text{Cost of heavy rope} = 9.89 + 3.12 = 13.01 \]

4. Calculate the amount Barry paid with three $5 bills: \[ \text{Total amount paid} = 3 \times 5 = 15.00 \]

5. Calculate the change received: \[ \text{Change} = \text{Total amount paid} - \text{Total cost} = 15.00 - 13.01 = 1.99 \]

Therefore, Barry got back $1.99.