Excursions In Modern Mathematics, 9th Edition
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Author: Tannenbaum
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Chapter 3, Problem 9E
Suppose that Angelina values strawberry cake twice as much as she values chocolate cake. Find the dollar value to Angelina of each of the following pieces:
a. the strawberry wedge shown in
b. the chocolate slice shown in
c. the strawberry sliver shown in
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