题目

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Charlie ran into a grocery one day with a shopping list in his hand.
"Hello,Mr Smith,"he said,"Iwant thirteen pounds of coffee at 32 cents."
"Very good"said the grocer,And he noted down the sale.
"Anthing else,Charlie?"
"Yes.Twenty-seven pounds of sugar at 9 cents."
"The loaf,eh?"And what else"
"Seven and a half pounds of beef at 20 cents."
"That will he a good brand.Go on."
"Five pounds of tea at 90 cents,eleven and a half of pints of molasses at 8 cents a pint,two eight-pound harms at 21 cents."
The grocer made out the bill.
"It is a big order,"he said,"did your mother tell you to pay for it?"
"My mother had nothing to do with this business.It is my arithmetic lesson and I had to get it done somehow,"said Charlie,as he quickly put the neat and accurate bill._____dollars_______cents.Will he pay for the bill?Why?________________________________
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提问时间：2020-11-03

答案

19 dollars 39 centsYes, he will pay for that. Because he said his mother had nothing to do with it, so it means his mum would not pay for it.And it is his work.