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Gabriel determined that his total cost would be represented by 2.5x + 2y – 2. His sister states that the expression should be x + x + 0.5x + y + y – 2. Who is correct? Explain.

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Gabriel is correct.
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Answer: gabriel

Step-by-step explanation: when you have x and y,, they usually are equal to 1 and with gabriel's expression,, he made it simplier for us to solve but with his sister,, she just made it more different though both expressions are right,, but in the end gabriel is correct

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