Andreas bought 2 gallons of ice cream at $5.50 per gallon and 12 cupcakes at $2.50 per cupcake. which explanation correctly tells how to calculate the total cost of andreas’s purchase?
a. step 1: multiply $5.50 by 2 to calculate the cost of the ice cream. step 2: multiply $2.50 by 12 to calculate the cost of the cupcakes step 3: multiply the two amounts together.
b. step 1: divide $5.50 by 2 to calculate the cost of the ice cream. step 2: divide $2.50 by 12 to calculate the cost of the cupcakes step 3: add the two amounts together.
c. step 1: multiply $5.50 by 2 to calculate the cost of the ice cream. step 2: multiply $2.50 by 12 to calculate the cost of the cupcakes step 3: add the two amounts together.
d. step 1: divide $5.50 by 2 to calculate the cost of the ice cream. step 2: divide $2.50 by 12 to calculate the cost of the cupcakes step 3: subtract the two amounts.