1. **State the problem:** Owen ordered a gaming system and 3 controllers. The gaming system costs 199.95 and each controller costs 49.95. We need to find the total amount Owen paid. 2. **Formula:** Total cost = Cost of gaming system + (Number of controllers \times Cost per controller) 3. **Substitute the values:** $$\text{Total cost} = 199.95 + 3 \times 49.95$$ 4. **Calculate the cost of controllers:** $$3 \times 49.95 = 149.85$$ 5. **Add the costs:** $$199.95 + 149.85 = 349.80$$ 6. **Final answer:** Owen paid a total of **349.80** dollars.