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I like to make meals in advance, so I purchase meats when the sales are good. Last week, I bought ham for $2.49/lb and beef for $4.99/lb. Write an expression using h for ham and b for beef that represents this.
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\n" ); document.write( "C = 2.49h + 4.99b
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\n" ); document.write( "C is cost per week in dollars
\n" ); document.write( "h is amount of ham in pounds
\n" ); document.write( "b is amount of beef in pounds
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