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prealgebra senior

Problem



Juan organizes the stamps in his collection by country and by the decade in which they were issued. The prices he paid for them at a stamp shop were: Brazil and France, cents each, Peru cents each, and Spain cents each. (Brazil and Peru are South American countries and France and Spain are in Europe.)
problem
In dollars and cents, how much did his South American stamps issued before the cost him?
Solution
His South American stamps issued before the include from Brazil that cost 11 \times \ 0.06 = \ and from Peru that cost 10 \times \0.04 = \ Their total cost is \ 0.66 + \0.40 = \boxed{\ 1.06}.$
Final answer
\$ 1.06