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To adopt a dog from an animal shelter, you must pay $80 for vaccinations, $65 to spay or neuter the dog, and $50 for a wellness exam by a veterinarian.

a. Write an expression in simplest form that represents the amount (in dollars) it costs to adopt xx dogs.
An expression is (
) dollars.

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b. What does the coefficient of the expression in part (a) represent?

**1.the total cost (in dollars) of adopting one dog

2.the total amount (in dollars) the veterinarian is paid when one dog is adopted

3.the total cost (in dollars) of adopting xx dogs

4.the total amount (in dollars) the animal shelter earns when xx dogs are adopted