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You buy 10 pounds of birdseed at Store A for $11.50. Your friend buys 15 pounds of birdseed at Store B for $19.50. How much less would you spend buying 20 pounds of birdseed at the store with the better deal and why?

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Answer: You would spend $3 less at store A with 23 and Store B with 26

Step-by-step explanation: Store B: 15 pounds / 19.50 = $1.3*20 =$26

Store A: 10pounds =11.50*2=$23

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User Aert
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Answer:

The answer is three

Explanation:

$11.50/10 = $1.15 per pound

$19.50/15 = $1.30 per pound

$1.15 * 20= $23

$1.30 * 20 =$26

$26- $23 = $3

answer: $3

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