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A warehouse manager is scaling an inventory order. The manager starts with an equality where the unit cost of Item A () is equal to the unit cost of Item B (). To prepare for a holiday rush, the manager triples the order for both (). Which mathematical property ensures that the total costs of the two orders remain equal?
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A warehouse manager is scaling an inventory order. The manager starts with an equality where the unit cost of Item A () is equal to the unit cost of Item B (). To prepare for a holiday rush, the manager triples the order for both (). Which mathematical property ensures that the total costs of the two orders remain equal?
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