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Apples are 99 cents a pound, and pears are $\$ 1.25$ a pound. Write an expression for the total cost, in dollars, of $a$ pounds of apples and $p$ pounds of pears.
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The cost of apples is 99 cents per pound, but we want our final answer in dollars, so we convert 99 cents to dollars by dividing by 100, which gives us $0.99. If we buy $a$ pounds of apples, the total cost for the apples will be $0.99 \times a$. Show more…
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