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Alison wants to approximate the cost of her basket of groceries. She bought a cake for 17.8617.86 dollars, a bag of apples for 7.467.46 dollars, and a bag of celery for 8.668.66 dollars. Which of the following is the closest to the actual cost of the groceries? •\bullet A. 5050 dollars •\bullet B. 3838 dollars •\bullet C. 3434 dollars •\bullet D. 2626 dollars •\bullet E. 2020 dollars Express your answer as A, B, C, D, or E.
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Alison wants to approximate the cost of her basket of groceries. She bought a cake for 17.86 dollars, a bag of apples for 7.46 dollars, and a bag of celery for 8.66 dollars. Which of the following is the closest to the actual cost of the groceries?

• A. 50 dollars

• B. 38 dollars

• C. 34 dollars

• D. 26 dollars

• E. 20 dollars

Express your answer as A, B, C, D, or E.
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Alison wants to approximate the cost of her basket of groceries. She bought a cake for $17.86$ dollars, a bag of apples for $7.46$ dollars, and a bag of celery for $8.66$ dollars. Which of the following is the closest to the actual cost of the groceries?

$\bullet$ A. $50$ dollars

$\bullet$ B. $38$ dollars

$\bullet$ C. $34$ dollars

$\bullet$ D. $26$ dollars

$\bullet$ E. $20$ dollars

Express your answer as A, B, C, D, or E.

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Level 2

type

Prealgebra

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