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mmet
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1.Rest
aur
antTi
ppi
ng -Af
tery
ou hav
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nished
eat
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aur
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it
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's say y
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htoknow how manymor
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me,
orhow manymor
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goal
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i
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simpor
tantt
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hto
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ether
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ar
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stakes.
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,thi
swi
l
lbet
he
mosti
mpor
tantr
easonont
hisl
i
stt
oknowmat
h:so
y
oucancount
downt
heday
sunt
ilschooli
sov
er
andsummerst
art
s!
9.Baki
ng and Cooki
ng -ar
ehobbi
esenj
oyed by
many
.Inor
dert
opr
eventunex
pect
edr
esul
ts,y
ou
hav
etoknowt
hedi
ff
erencebet
weenaquar
terofa
cup f
rom a quar
ter of a t
easpoon.
Baki
ng+cooki
ng=f
ract
ions=Mat
h!
10. Sur
fi
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nter
net
-ul
ti
mat
ely
,wi
thoutmat
h,how
woul
dyouber
eadi
ngt
hisar
ti
cleonl
i
neatt
hisexact
moment
?How woul
dyoubeabl
etot
weett
oyour
f
ri
endsorpostanI
nst
agr
am f
rom l
astni
ght
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hav
emat
htot
hankf
orest
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shi
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athatconsumesourl
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ves.