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4. Cindy is taking her granddaughter to the local pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch sells pumpkins by the pound. The cost for pumpkins is $0.49 each pound up to 8 pounds. For those pumpkins that weigh more than 8 pounds, the cost is $0.49 each pound for the first 8 pounds and $0.25 per each pound after. If Cindy's granddaughter chooses an 11-pound pumpkin, how much will it cost? Write an equation to find the cost of the pumpkin. Write the answer as an ordered pair and explain the meaning of the ordered pair to this problem. Show all work.

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Answer:

11-8 =3

3*0.25=0.75

0.75+(0.49)8

0.75+3.92=4.67

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