To calculate the total cost of the items Samantha plans to include in each party favor bag, we need to find the cost of each item based on the quantities she wants to include and their respective prices.
1. Stickers
- Price for 5 sheets of stickers: $1.75
- Price per sheet: \( \frac{1.75}{5} = 0.35 \) dollars
- Sheets needed: 4 sheets
- Total cost for stickers: \( 4 \times 0.35 = 1.40 \) dollars
2. Small Notebooks
- Price for each notebook: $1.25
- Notebooks needed: 2
- Total cost for notebooks: \( 2 \times 1.25 = 2.50 \) dollars
3. Erasers
- Price for each eraser: $0.85
- Erasers needed: 3
- Total cost for erasers: \( 3 \times 0.85 = 2.55 \) dollars
4. Package of Crayons
- Price for each package of crayons: $3.15
- Packages needed: 1
- Total cost for crayons: \( 1 \times 3.15 = 3.15 \) dollars
Total Cost Calculation
Now, we will sum the total costs of all the items: \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Cost of stickers} + \text{Cost of notebooks} + \text{Cost of erasers} + \text{Cost of crayons} \] \[ \text{Total cost} = 1.40 + 2.50 + 2.55 + 3.15 \] \[ \text{Total cost} = 9.60 \text{ dollars} \]
Therefore, the total cost for the items in each party favor bag is $9.60.