Samuel and Jason sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.50 per pound of cans. The table shows the number of pounds of cans that they sold for several days. Day Samuel's cans(lb) Jason's cans(lb)
Monday 18.3 11.9
Tuesday 13.2 13.4
Wednesday 10.3 8.7

Part 1 out of 2
Samuel and Jason spend
3
4
of their combined earnings from Wednesday to buy a gift. How much do they spend? Round your answer to the nearest cent.