Question

Susan Johnson went shopping for some new clothes at the Empire Department Store. She bought a pair of pants for $12.75, a shirt for $8.40 and shoes for $10.50 the sales tax was $1.58. How much money did she spend?

Answer 1

$33.23 
I hope that this helps you, just add the numbers from biggest to smallest. 
EXAMPLE: 12.75
                     10.50
                       8.40
                     +  1.58
                      $33.23