Madison wants her uncle to build a patio for the Fourth of July cookout. The dimensions she measured were 20 ft wide by 25 ft long by 1.25 ft deep. The brick she wants to use has the dimensions 1 ft by 1.5 ft by 1.25 ft. She found two deals online from different stores. The first deal was $400 for the first 100 bricks and $4.50 for each additional one.

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Madison wants her uncle to build a patio for the Fourth of July cookout. The dimensions she measured were 20 ft wide by 25 ft long by 1.25 ft deep. The brick she wants to use has the dimensions 1 ft by 1.5 ft by 1.25 ft. She found two deals online from different stores. The first deal was $400 for the first 100 bricks and $4.50 for each additional one. The second deal was for $250 for the first 50 and 3.95 for each additional one. Which deal would be cheaper for Madison to pick?

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