Erik's mother gave him $86 to go to the store. Erik bought 3 loaves of bread and 3 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $3 and each carton of orange juice cost $6. How much money does Erik have left?  Options:
A) $ 24 B) $ 27 C) $ 59 D) $ 75 E) $ 35

Rationale: step 1 : find the cost of the loaves of bread . 3 × $ 3 = $ 9 step 2 : find the cost of the orange juice . 3 × $ 6 = $ 18 step 3 : find the total cost of the groceries . $ 9 + $ 18 = $ 27 step 4 : find the amount of money left . $ 86 – $ 27 = $ 59 erik has $ 59 left . answer is c .
Answer: C