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2015 Fall Team #3

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March 26, 2022
algebra

Problem Statement

A trio of lousy salespeople charge increasing prices on tomatoes as you buy more. The first charges you x11x^1_1 dollars for the x1x_1th tomato you buy from him, the second charges x22x^2_2 dollars for the x2x_2th tomato, and the third charges x33x^3_3 dollars for the x3x_3th tomato. If you want to buy 100100 tomatoes for as cheap as possible, how many should you buy from the first salesperson?