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One pound of grapes costs $2. At this ra...

One pound of grapes costs $2. At this rate, how many dollars will c pounds of grapes cost?

A

2c

B

2 + c

C

`2/c`

D

`c/5`

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The correct Answer is:
A
If one pound of grapes costs $2, two pounds of grapes will cost 2 times $2, three pounds of grapes will cost 3 times $2, and so on. Therefore, c pounds of grapes will cost c times $2, which is 2c dollars.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from incorrectly adding instead of multiplying. Choice C is incorrect and may result from assuming that c pounds cost $2, and then finding the cost per pound. Choice D is incorrect and could result from incorrectly assuming that 2 pounds cost $c, and then finding the cost per pound.
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