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Part 1
Joan bought four binders at ​$4.99 each. She had a coupon for ​$2 off. Her mom paid for half of the remaining cost. Write and evaluate a numerical expression to find how much Joan paid toward the purchase of the binders.
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Part 1
Which of the following is the numerical expression which represents what Joan ​paid?
A.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket divided by 2
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket divided by 2
B.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket
C.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket divided by 2
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis plus 2 right bracket divided by 2
D.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket divided by 2
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket divided by 2
Your answer is correct.E.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket
F.left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket
left bracket left parenthesis 4 times 4.99 right parenthesis minus 2 right bracket
Part 2
Joan paid ​$
  
enter your response here.
​(Type a whole number or a​ decimal.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The correct expression is (4 × 4.99 − 2) ÷ 2 (choice D).

Calculation:
4 × 4.99 = 19.96
19.96 − 2 = 17.96
17.96 ÷ 2 = 8.98

Joan paid $8.98.