Emma buys a book and gives the clerk $13.00. How much did the book cost if her change is $0.33?

Answer 1

To find out how much the book cost, you can subtract the amount of change Emma received from the amount she gave to the clerk.

Emma gave the clerk $13.00 and received $0.33 in change.

The cost of the book is calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Cost of the book} = \text{Amount given} - \text{Change received} \]

Substituting the values:

\[ \text{Cost of the book} = 13.00 - 0.33 = 12.67 \]

Therefore, the book cost $12.67.