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Price of beer after tax, Pb = 150 + 27%(150) = 150 + 40.5 = 190.5
Total chicken that can be bought with $190.5 = Pb/Pc = 190.5/27 = 7.06 chickens
So, 7.06 chickens = 1 beer
so, 1 chicken = 1/7.06 beer
So, 6 chickens = (1/7.06)*6 beer = 0.85 beer
Thus, 0.85 units of beer have to be given up to get 6 orders of chicken wings.
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