document.write( "Question 941831: 8 oranges cost as much as 5 apples, 5 apples as much as 3 mangoes, 4 mangoes as much as 8 pineapples. If 3 pineapples cost Rs. 36, then an orange�s cost is: \n" ); document.write( "
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oranges = o, apples = a, mangoes = m, pineapples = p\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8o = 5a
\n" ); document.write( "5a = 3m
\n" ); document.write( "4m = 8p
\n" ); document.write( "3p = 36\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify: \"24o=15a=12m=24p=36%2A8+=+288\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The cost of an orange is the same of the cost of a pineapple, which is Rs. 12.
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