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Pedro bought lb of red sand and lb of brown sand to refill his sand box. Both types of sand cost $4.60 a pound. How much did Pedro spend on the sand? A. $29.85 B. $31.05 C. $33.05 D. $33.75

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ccahill
B$31.05
5.5 + 1.25 = 6.75
6.75 * $4.60 = $31.05
CmdrWinters

If we know that Pedro bought 1 \(\frac{1}{4}\) pounds of red sand, and 5 \(\frac{1}{2}\) pounds of brown sand, and they both cost $4.60, then we just have to add the individual amounts of sand, since they cost the same.

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So Pedro bought @@MATH_TOKEN_3@@ lbs of sand overall. Now, we just need to multiply the cost per pound by the total amount of sand he bought.

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Pedro spent $31.05 on sand, which is answer choice B.
Hope that helped =)

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