A merchant gets a \(5\%\) discount on each meter of fabric he buys after the first \(2,000\) meters and \(7\%\) discount

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A merchant gets a \(5\%\) discount on each meter of fabric he buys after the first \(2,000\) meters and a \(7\%\) discount on every meter after the next \(1,500\) meters. The price, before discount, of one meter of fabric is \(\$2,\) what is the total amount of money the merchant spends on \(4,500\) meters of fabric?

A. \(\$8,617\)
B. \(\$8,710\)
C. \(\$8,810\)
D. \(\$8,835\)
E. \(\$8,915\)

OA B
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