SOLUTION: Captain Frank goes to make a purchase for his house. Asks the clerk, "how much for one"? Clerk replies, " 3 dollars". C.F. asks,"Then, how much will 12 cost"?, clerk, "6 dollars".

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Question 734408: Captain Frank goes to make a purchase for his house. Asks the clerk, "how much for one"? Clerk replies, " 3 dollars". C.F. asks,"Then, how much will 12 cost"?, clerk, "6 dollars". C.F. scratches his head and then asks, " If I were to purchase 200 how much would that cost"? The clerk replies, " that will cost 9 dollars". What was Captain Frank buying?
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captain frank was buying numbers to stick on his front gate and showthe number of his house. the numbers cost $3 per digit, hence "1" would cost $3, "12" would cost $6 and "200" would cost $9!