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Algebra / Linear equations in one variable Difficulty: Easy

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

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Explanation

Choice A is correct. 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.