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Select the correct answer. joshua likes to read. he read 6 books when he was 6 years old. every year he doubled the number of books he read the previous year. how many total books did he read between the ages of 6 and 10? a. 60 b. 90 c.186 d.187

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Celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. she knows she will need $50. the perm cost twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch. how much does the perm cost?