Happy Holidays: Solutions

1. 78 items
2. 23/78
3. $169.70
4. Many possible solutions. Check to see if each of the 4 criteria is met.
5. 1 1/2 sticks butter
   2 1/2 cups flour
   1/2 cup sugar
   1 tbsp. Baking powder
   1/4 tsp. Salt
   1 3/4 cups milk
   2 tsp. Vanilla
   2 eggs
   (THIS IS A REAL RECIPE AND IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.)
6. 558 pounds for December (including Rudolph)
   6570 pounds for the year.
7. 15 strands; $112.19 with tax

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