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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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How much is 1, 20p replied the assistant. How much is 2, 40p replied the assistant. Ill take 112, that will be 60p replied the assistant. What am I buying?
  

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Anonymous What am I buying? Two 1's and one 2.

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AnonymousWhat am I buying?
Two 1's and one 2.
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AlpheccaStarsTwo 1's and one 2.
That would be 80p.
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AlpheccaStarsThen 1 each of 1 and 2.
That works, but I don't see how it fits with "I'll take 112". Either I have not understood the question correctly, or it has not been presented correctly
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I think that my original answer was better.

The items are house numbers to attach to the door of your house or apartment. Each individual number costs 20p. Two of them together cost 40p. Three of them cost 60p.
etc. So when I buy the numbers 1,1, and 2, then I pay 60 p.

The other interpretation is missing punctuation or words between the numbers 1, 1, and 2. (The second answ
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I think now that your first interpretation was correct. I read it as the number two costing 40p, which now seems to be incorrect.
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