Amber bought a helmet for $40.
Ike bought gloves and front lights for a total of $40.50.
Tiffany bought front lights and a saddlebag for $46.50.
Step 1
Find the sale price of each item.
| Item |
Original Price |
Percent Discount |
Discount Amount |
Sale Price |
| Helmet |
$50.00 |
20% |
$10.00 |
$40.00 |
| Biking gloves |
$20.00 |
10% |
$2.00 |
$18.00 |
| Front lights |
$25.00 |
10% |
$2.50 |
$22.50 |
| Rear saddlebags |
$30.00 |
20% |
$6.00 |
$24.00 |
Step 2
Guess and Check
Amber's one item cost about the same amount as the two items that Ike bought. Amber probably bought the most expensive itemthe helmet, for $40.00.
If Amber bought the helmet and Ike spent $0.50 more than she did, Ike's two items must have cost $40.50.
One of Ike's items must have been the front lights, since the lights are the only item whose price includes $0.50.
To find the other item Ike bought, subtract the cost of the lights, $22.50, from the total amount he spent, $40.50.
$40.50
22.50
$18.00
Ike's second item must have been biking gloves.
Since Tiffany got $3.50 back from $50.00, her two items cost a total of $46.50. She must have bought front lights, since they are the only item in which the price includes $0.50.
To find the other item Tiffany bought, subtract the cost of the lights, $22.50, from the total amount that she spent, $46.50.
$46.50
22.50
$24.00
Tiffany's second item must have been the rear saddlebag.
Step 3
Find the cost of each purchase.
| Name |
Items and Cost of Each |
Total |
| Amber |
Helmet for $40 |
$40.00 |
| Ike |
Biking gloves for $18.00 Front lights for $22.50 |
$40.50 |
| Tiffany |
Front lights for $22.50 Rear saddlebags for $24.00 |
$46.50 |