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STOCKING SHELVES Boxes of rice are being stacked next to boxes of instant mashed potatoe...

STOCKING SHELVES Boxes of rice are being stacked next to boxes of instant mashed potatoes on the same bottom shelf in a supermarket display. The boxes of rice are 8 inches tall and the boxes of instant potatoes are 10 inches high.

a. What is the shortest height at which the two stacks will be the same height?

b. How many boxes of rice and how many boxes of potatoes will be used in each stack?

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