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MATH / I am going to buy exotic fruits. Dragonfruit costs x−4 dollars. Starfruit is five dollars less expensive than rambutan. Rambutan costs 2x dollars more than dragonfruit. How much do…

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I am going to buy exotic fruits. Dragonfruit costs x−4x-4 dollars. Starfruit is five dollars less expensive than rambutan. Rambutan costs 2x2x dollars more than dragonfruit. How much does it cost to buy one rambutan, two starfruit, and three dragonfruit? Your answer will be an expression that depends on xx.
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I am going to buy exotic fruits.  Dragonfruit costs x−4 dollars.  Starfruit is five dollars less expensive than rambutan.  Rambutan costs 2x dollars more than dragonfruit.  How much does it cost to buy one rambutan, two starfruit, and three dragonfruit? Your answer will be an expression that depends on x.
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I am going to buy exotic fruits.  Dragonfruit costs $x-4$ dollars.  Starfruit is five dollars less expensive than rambutan.  Rambutan costs $2x$ dollars more than dragonfruit.  How much does it cost to buy one rambutan, two starfruit, and three dragonfruit? Your answer will be an expression that depends on $x$.

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Level 5

type

Prealgebra

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