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At the Sweet Shop, one can buy 8 Pips for a dime, 4 Quips for a quarter, and 13
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\n" ); document.write( "one would pay for a total of 40 Pips and 40 Quips?
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\n" ); document.write( "Cost for a single item
\n" ); document.write( "p = \"10%2F8\" = \"5%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "q = \"25%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"5%2F13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Let r = no. of rips
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F13\"r = 40*\"5%2F4\" + 40*\"25%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F13\"r = 10(5) + 10(25)
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F13\"r = 50 + 250
\n" ); document.write( "5r = 13(300)
\n" ); document.write( "5r = 3900
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"3900%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "r = 780 rips
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