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An item is made from lead blanks in a lathe shop. Each blank suffices for 1 item. Lead shavings accumulated for making 6 items can be melted and made into a blank. How many items can be made from 36 blanks?
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FROM 36 BLANKS THERE ARE 36 ITEMS MADE. THE LEAD SHAVINGS ARE ENOUGH TO MAKE 6 BLANKS. WHICH MAKE 6 MORE ITEMS. BUT DON'T STOP HERE. THE NEW SHAVINGS ARE GOOD FOR 1 MORE ITEM. TOTAL: 43
$45. THE PRICING METHOD CONSISTS OF CHARGING $5 FOR EACH LETTER REQUIRED TO SPELL THE ITEM
THE PATH WAS 5000 PACES LONG. IF THE PATH IS STRAIGHTENED OUT INTO A LINE, ITS AREA EQUALS THE AREA OF THE WHOLE SQUARE, THAT IS, 100 X 100 SQUARE PACES. DIVIDING THE RESULT BY THE WIDTH OF THE PATH GIVES THE LENGTH (OR THE SOLUTION)
7 DIMES (10¢), 3 NICKELS (5¢) AND 15 PENNIES (1¢) WILL ADD UP TO 25 COINS AND $1
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