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Hector paid $12 for 6 pastries. He wants to create an equation in the form c = []p, to represent the total cost, c, to buy p pastries.What number should Hector put in the square to complete his equation?

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Given:

$12 for 6 pastries

Therefore, each pastry has a cost of:


(12)/(6)=2

That is, each pastry costs $2.

Next, the equation representing the total cost, c, of buying p pastries is:


C=2p

Answer: 2

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