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Ernest wants to buy 21 new books for his book collection. If the average price for a book is $20.45, about how much should he plan to spend? A. $400 B. $800 C. $500 D. $204.50

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Ernest wants to buy 21 new books for his book collection. If the average price for a book is 20.45,abouthowmuchshouldheplantospend?A.20.45, about how much should he plan to spend? A. 400 B. 800C.800 C. 500 D. $204.50

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To find out how much Ernest should plan to spend, you need to multiply the number of books he wants to buy by the average price of each book.

Step 1: Identify the number of books Ernest wants to buy, which is 21.

Step 2: Identify the average price of each book, which is $20.45.

Step 3: Multiply the number of books by the average price of each book.

So, 21 books * 20.45/book=20.45/book = 429.45

Therefore, Ernest should plan to spend about 429.45.However,thisoptionisnotlistedinthechoices.TheclosestoptiontothecorrectanswerwouldbeB.429.45. However, this option is not listed in the choices. The closest option to the correct answer would be B. 800.

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