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Last year, the price of a jar of peanut butter at a certain store was \(P\) dollars and the price of a jar of jelly at the same store was \(J\) dollars, where \(J=2P\). This year, the price of peanut butter increased by 20% and the price of jelly decreased by 20%. If a customer purchases one jar of peanut butter and one jar of jelly this year and receives a 25% discount, which of the following represents the amount that he paid, in terms of \(P\)?
A. \(3\frac{P}{2}\)
B. \(17\frac{P}{10}\)
C. \(19\frac{P}{10}\)
D. \(21\frac{P}{10}\)
E. \(11\frac{P}{5}\)
OA D
Last year, the price of a jar of peanut butter at a certain store was \(P\) dollars and the price of a jar of jelly at the same store was \(J\) dollars, where \(J=2P\). This year, the price of peanut butter increased by 20% and the price of jelly decreased by 20%. If a customer purchases one jar of peanut butter and one jar of jelly this year and receives a 25% discount, which of the following represents the amount that he paid, in terms of \(P\)?
A. \(3\frac{P}{2}\)
B. \(17\frac{P}{10}\)
C. \(19\frac{P}{10}\)
D. \(21\frac{P}{10}\)
E. \(11\frac{P}{5}\)
OA D
