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The price of a pumpkin is determined by how much it weighs.

An 8.5 pound pumpkin costs a total of $10.54. Use this information
to write an equation that could be used to find the cost, C, of a
pumpkin weighing, p, pounds.

User BobDickinson
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Answer:

$5.00

Explanation:

Each pumpkin costs $5.00 plus $0.35 per pound which equation represents the price of a pumpkin p) that is x pounds? A. 5x +0.35 = p. 5+0.35x = p. C. 0.35p

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