Barbara has 9 stuffed animals. Trish has two times as many stuffed animals as Barbara. They planned to sell their stuffed animals and donate all the money to their class funds. Barbara will sell her stuffed animals for $2 each while Trish will sell them for $1.50 each. How much money will they donate to their class funds?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Barbara will be able to sell all her stuffed animals for 9 x $2 = $18. Trish has 9 x 2 = 18 stuffed animals. Trish will be able to sell all her stuffed animals for 18 x $1.50 = $27. Therefore, they will donate a total of $18 + $27 = $45 to their class funds.
Thus, the answer is 45.