document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119414>Question 1119414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a local hardware store, Ms. Jones learned that 1 would cost her $.50, 12 would cost $1.00, and the price of 144 would be $1.50. What was Ms. Jones buying?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not a math problem; it is a riddle.  As such, it is good entertainment; but it is not really appropriate for this web site.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "What she is buying are numbers that can be used, for example, to display the address of a house on a street.  \"1\" requires one such number; \"12\" requires two; and \"144\" requires 3.  The numbers cost $0.50 each. </SPAN>\n" );
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