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Algebra.Com's Answer #177919 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! At the Sweet Shop, one can buy 8 Pips for a dime, 4 Quips for a quarter, and 13 \n" ); document.write( "Rips for a nickel. How many Rips can be purchased for the same cost as what \n" ); document.write( "one would pay for a total of 40 Pips and 40 Quips? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Cost for a single item \n" ); document.write( "p = \n" ); document.write( "q = \n" ); document.write( "r = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let r = no. of rips \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Cancel the 4's \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "5r = 13(300) \n" ); document.write( "5r = 3900 \n" ); document.write( "r = \n" ); document.write( "r = 780 rips \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |