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Jimmy is selling used books at a yard sale. A customer buys 9 books at a cost of $0.75 each and pays with a $20.00 bill. Jimmy must determine c, the amount of change in dollars he should give the customer.
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Jimmy is selling used books at a yard sale. A customer buys 9 books at a cost of $0.75 each and pays with a $20.00 bill. Jimmy must determine c, the amount of change in dollars he should give the customer. Which equation represents c?

User Bjedrzejewski
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c=20-9(0.75)

c=20-6.75

c=$13.25
User Olubunmi
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20 - 0.75(9) = c <== ur equation

or it could be : c = -0.75(9) + 20
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