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Sandi buys 7 fewer packages of pencils than p packages of pens. Pencils cost $5.55 per package and pens cost $6 per package. What does the expression 6p + 5.55(p-7) represent?The expression 6p + 5.55(p-7) reprints the ____________a. Number of pens and pencilsb. Cost of pensc. Total cost of pens and pencilsd. Cost of pencils

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We were told that the number packages of pencils were 7 fewer than packages of pens

This means that the number of packages of pencils is p - 7

Given that Pencils cost $5.55 per package, the cost of p - 7 pencils would be

5.55(p - 7)

Given that pens cost $6 per package, the cost of p pens would be

p * 6 = 6p

Therefore, the expression, 6p + 5.55(p - 7) represents

Total cost of pens and pencil

The correct option is C

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