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Lorenzo purchased a box of cereal and some strawberries at the grocery store. Lorenzo paid $dollar sign 2$ for the box of cereal and $dollar sign 1.90$ per pound for the strawberries. If Lorenzo paid a total of $dollar sign 9.60$ for the box of cereal and the strawberries, which of the following equations can be used to find $p$ , the number of pounds of strawberries Lorenzo purchased? (Assume there is no sales tax.)

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Explanation

Choice A is correct. It's given that $p$ represents the number of pounds of strawberries Lorenzo purchased and Lorenzo paid $dollar sign 1.90$ per pound for the strawberries. It follows that the total amount, in dollars, Lorenzo paid for strawberries can be represented by $1.90 p$ . It’s given that Lorenzo paid $dollar sign 2$ for the box of cereal. If Lorenzo paid a total of $dollar sign 9.60$ for the box of cereal and strawberries, it follows that the equation $1.90 p + 2 = 9.60$ can be used to find $p$ .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.