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Which expression represents the phrase "the cost of p pounds of rice at $1.97 per pound"?

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Which expression represents the phrase "the cost of p pounds of rice at $1.97 per-example-1
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That would be p times 1.97 or 1.97p (letter D) this is because each pound is worth 1.97 dollars more so if you bought 1 pound of rice you'd pay only $1.97 but if you bought 5 pounds of rice you'd pay $9.85 since 1.97 times 5 is 9.85

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