If the price of an additional bear drops by fifty after the first purchase, the price of each additional bear is $4.00 - $0.50 = $<<4-0.5=3.50>>3.50

Since Wally bought 101 bears, he was charged fifty cents less on 101-1 = <<101-1=100>>100 bears.

The total cost for the 100 bears is 100*$3.50 = $<<100*3.5=350>>350

For the 101 bears, Wally paid a total of $350+$4 = $<<350+4=354>>354

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Wally buys bears at the park. A bear is priced at $4.00 for the first bear and a discount of 50 cents per bear is given after that. How much does Wally pay for 101 bears?
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Wally buys bears at the park. A bear is priced at $4.00 for the first bear and a discount of 50 cents per bear is given after that. How much does Wally pay for 101 bears?
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