document.write( "Question 882000: if something cost 60 cents and i have ten dollars how many can i get? please i wanna know
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Convert \"+60+\" cent to \"+.6+\" dollars
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+100%2F6+=+16.667+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "This isn't a whole number of items.
\n" ); document.write( "You can't get more than this, \"+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "because \"+.6%2A17+=+10.2+\", more than
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\n" ); document.write( "So, you have to get \"+16+\" items, and
\n" ); document.write( "that means you only use \"+.6%2A16+=+9.6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "$9.60 of the $10
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\n" ); document.write( "But, if you were buying, say, flour by the pound
\n" ); document.write( "and it costs \"+60+\" cents/pound, then
\n" ); document.write( "you actually could get 16.667 pounds
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\n" ); document.write( "This wouldn't work if you were buying
\n" ); document.write( "marbles for \"+60+\" cents/marble, since
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