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betsy bought some sticks of gum at the price of 3 for 10 cents. then she bought twice as many sticks of gum at the price 24 for 101 cents. find the number of cents per dozen sticks of gum she must charge for her total sticks of gum in order for her to break even
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She paid 40 cents for 12 sticks of gum
She paid 101 cnts fro 24 sticks of gum
She paid 141 cents for 36 sticks of gum = 3 dozen sticks
She must get 141/3 = 47 cents/dozen to break even