Alexa wanted to purchase some new supplies for making jewelry. She purchased some string that was priced for $5.00. She also has chosen a set of jeweled beads that cost $15.00. Finally, she chose a pack of clasps that were marked for $2.50. Alexa clipped a coupon from the paper that will give her 40% off of each

Alexa pays $13.50

Step-by-step explanation:

1. find 40% of each item cost

($5 = 100%) / 5 = ($1 = 20%) * 2 = $2 = 40% ($15 = 100%) / 5 = ($3 = 20%) * 2 = $6 = 40% ($2.50 = 100%) / 5 = ($0.50 = 20%) * 2 = $1 = 40%

2. find cost of each item

$5 - $2 = $3 $15 - $6 = $9 $2.50 - $1 = $1.50

3. find total cost

$3 + $9 + $1.50 = $13.50