Maria ordered 4 cinnamon rolls, a dozen doughnuts, and a dozen doughnut holes. The sales tax was $1.88. She paid with a $50 bill.
How much change should Maria receive from a $50 bill?
Responses
A $24.61$24.61
B $26.49$26.49
C $25.39$25.39
D $5.36
To find out how much Maria should receive in change, we first need to determine the total cost of her order.
The cost of 4 cinnamon rolls would be 4 times the cost of each cinnamon roll. Since we don't know the individual cost of each cinnamon roll, let's represent it as "c". So the cost of 4 cinnamon rolls would be 4c.
The cost of a dozen doughnuts would be 12 times the cost of each doughnut. Let's represent the cost of each doughnut as "d", so the cost of a dozen doughnuts would be 12d.
Similarly, the cost of a dozen doughnut holes would be 12 times the cost of each doughnut hole. Let's represent the cost of each doughnut hole as "h", so the cost of a dozen doughnut holes would be 12h.
Therefore, the total cost of the order would be 4c + 12d + 12h.
We also know that the sales tax was $1.88. Sales tax is usually a percentage of the total cost, so we can represent it as a decimal. Let's say the tax rate is "t", then the tax amount would be t times the total cost. So, t * (4c + 12d + 12h) = $1.88.
Now, since we don't know the values of "c", "d", "h", or "t", we have 4 unknowns. But we also have another equation from the fact that Maria paid with a $50 bill. This means that the total cost of her order plus the sales tax should equal $50. So, 4c + 12d + 12h + t * (4c + 12d + 12h) = $50.
From here, we can try different values for "c", "d", "h", and "t" until we find a combination that satisfies both equations. Once we find that combination, we can calculate the total cost of the order and subtract it from $50 to find out how much change Maria should receive.
Given that we don't have the values of "c", "d", "h", or "t" in the problem, we cannot determine the exact amount of change Maria should receive. Therefore, the correct answer should be "insufficient information."