In the past month, Mary rented 5 video game and DVDs. The rental price for the video game was $2.40. The rental price for each DVD was $3.60. What is the total amount that Mary spent on video game and DVD rentals in the past month?

Answer 1

Mary spent 5 * $2.40 = $<<5*2.40=12>>12 on video game rentals.
Mary spent 5 * $3.60 = $<<5*3.60=18>>18 on DVD rentals.
The total amount Mary spent on video game and DVD rentals in the past month is $12 + $18 = $<<12+18=30>>30. Answer: \boxed{30}.