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"Donut" is another way to spell "doughnut." A doughnut is a small, sweet cake shaped like a ring. Doughnuts are fried in a deep pan of oil. |
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When the cost of donuts is a dollar each, it means that, for every one donut, you pay a dollar. If three sisters in a family can have one pet each, then every one of the three sisters can have one pet. No sister can have more than one pet. [1/3 definitions] |
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