SOLUTION: Please i need help with this problem: If mrs. Jones bought 3 3/4 yards of dacron at $1.16 per yard and 4 2/3 yards of velvet at $3.87 per yard, the amount of change she recie

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Question 87619: Please i need help with this problem:
If mrs. Jones bought 3 3/4 yards of dacron at $1.16 per yard and 4 2/3 yards of velvet at $3.87 per yard, the amount of change she recieves from $25 is...

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If mrs. Jones bought 3 3/4 yards of dacron at $1.16 per yard and 4 2/3 yards of velvet at $3.87 per yard, the amount of change she recieves from $25 is...
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2500 cents - (15/4)116 cents - (14/3)387 cents
= 2500 - 435 - 1806
= 259 cents
= $2.59
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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