Winnie gave cashier a five dollar bill to pay for the present that costs $3.72 . By mistake the cashier gives Winnie $3.72 in change .How much should Winnie give the cashier to correct the mistake

Answer 1

First, let's determine the correct change Winnie should receive after buying the present.

1. The cost of the present is $3.72.
2. Winnie pays with a $5 bill.
3. The correct change should be:

\[ 5.00 - 3.72 = 1.28 \]

So, Winnie should receive $1.28 in change. However, the cashier mistakenly gives her $3.72 in change.

To find out how much Winnie needs to give back to the cashier to correct the mistake, we can calculate:

1. The cash received by Winnie from the cashier is $3.72.
2. She should have only received $1.28.

To correct the mistake:

\[ 3.72 - 1.28 = 2.44 \]

Winnie needs to give the cashier $2.44 back to correct the mistake.