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Ryan works as a waiter at a local restaurant. For each dish he breaks, he has $2.15 deducted from his weekly pay. On a Monday night, Ryan broke 8 dishes, but he broke no more dishes the rest of that week. Which equation shows a way to calculate how much he had to pay for the broken dishes that week?

A. 8 * $2.15 = $17.20
B. 8+ (-$2.15) = $5.85
C. -8- (-$2.15) = -$5.85
D. 8 + $2.15 = $10.15​

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The answer would be A.

Explanation:

8 x $2.15= $17.20

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