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Shoe Sales Sal’sShoes and Fred's Footwear both have outlets in California and Arizona. Sal's sells shoes for
a. Write a
b. Write a
c. Only one of the two products PF and FP is meaningful. Determine which one it is, calculate the product, and describe what the entries represent.
d. From your answer to part c, what is the average price for a pair of footwear at an outlet of Fred's in Arizona?
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