The principal at Gotham Elementary bought each teacher the three items shown above. If the school has 22 teachers, how much did the principal spend on these items?

Responses
A $14.49$14.49
B $318.78$318.78
C $36.49$36.49
D $3,018.78

1 answer

To determine the cost, we need to find the total cost of one set of items and then multiply it by the number of teachers.

The cost for one set of items is $2.99 + $5.99 + $4.99 = $<<2.99+5.99+4.99=14.97>>14.97.

Since there are 22 teachers, the principal spent a total of $14.97 * 22 = $<<14.97*22=329.34>>329.34.

Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the principal spent $329.34 on these items.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B: $318.78.