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document.write( "(1)  If four loaves of bread cost $8, hence, one loave costs $8/4 = $2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(2)  If a loaf of bread and a bag of oranges costs $7, hence, a bag of oranges costs $7 - $2 = $5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(3)  If a loaf of bread, two bags of oranges and a basket of apples costs $17,\r\n" );
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document.write( "     hence, a basket of apples costs $17 - $2 - 2 * $5  = $5.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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