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document.write( "Hazel initially had money to buy 25 chocolate cookies, or, equivalently, 50 butter cookies.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After borrowing 6 dollars she buys 20 choc and 20 butter cookies that are equivalent to 2*20 +20 = 60 butter cookies.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, 60-50 = 10 butter cookies cost 6 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then 50 cookies cost 5*6 = 30 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the amount Hazel had initially  (see my uppermost line).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Hazel did have 30 dollars initially.\r\n" );
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