Answer:
$230
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to know the total cost of 14 books at $13 each and 8 magazines at $6 each.
Costs
The total cost of items will be the sum of the prices multiplied by the quantities.
(14 books)×($13/book) +(8 mags)×($6/mag) = $182 +48 = $230
Dan spent $230 on books and magazines.
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Additional comment
You could just add up the prices:
$13 +13 +13 +<11 more> +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 = 230.
Multiplication was invented to ease the tedium of repeated addition.
