Agrocery store was having a sale. darla had $15 in her wallet. she planned to purchase 2 gallons of fruit juice, 3 bags of chips, and a box of cupcakes. item sale price gallon of fruit juice $3.50 for first gallon, 50% off the second gallon bag of chips 2 for $5 or $2.65 each box of cupcakes $4.79 how much would darla pay for her groceries before tax? show your work.

Darla would have to pay $17.69 before tax

Step-by-step explanation:

Total amount in Darla's wallet = $15

She intends buying 2 gallons of fruit, 3 bags of chips and a box of cupcakes.

For the gallon of fruit

The first gallon of fruit cost $3.50

The second gallon of fruit has a discount of 50%. We have

(50/100) * 3.50

= $1.75

Therefore, the total amount for the two gallons of fruit =$3.50 + $1.75

= $5.25

Bag of chips

2 bags of chips cost $5 while 1 bag of chips cost $2.65

Since she intends to buy 3 bags of chips we have $5 + $2.65 = $7.65

1 box of cupcakes = $4.79

The total amount Darla is to pay for the groceries before tax equals

$5.25 + $7.65 + $4.79

= $17.69

This is more than the amount Darla has in her wallet

But now it is asking What single item could Darla remove from her shopping list to spend as close to $15 without going over if tax will be 5%? Justify your response.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets look back at the question.

The bags of chips cost 2 for $5 or $2.65 each.But she bought an extra bag of chips which added 2.65 dollars. Because they were $2.65 each. and so in total it cost $7.65. If she takes away one bag of ships which we can subtract

$7.65-$2.65= $4.06 or 4 dollars. and thats how her total would cost less if she takes one bag of chips away.

$5.25 + $7.65+ $4.79

$5.25 + $4.06 + $4.79= $14.01