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Price for peanuts, 3.00 $/#. Amount peanute = 12 #.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28%2812%2A3%2Bc%2A6%29%2F%2812%2Bc%29=4%29\"$ . Solve for c.
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