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find the cost of 10 apples if the price is $2.49 per pound
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the cost of 10 apples is $4.98. to calculate this, we multiply the price of $2.49 per pound by the number of pounds for 10 apples (0.5 pounds). this gives us $2.49 × 0.5 = $4.98.
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