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"NO!" said Ranjita.

Then she smiled. "Idea! We don’t need to take

EXACTLY 100 mithai boxes! We can take

APPROXIMATELY 100. That will be much quicker."

"Approximately?" Vikram looked puzzled. "What

does that mean, Akka?"

"It means a few MORE than, or a few LESS than, the
exact number," said Ranjita.

"Bu-ut," Vikram said slowly, "If we take less than

100, there won't be enough for everyone."

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