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English translation: as you have listed them

21:58 Sep 22, 2007
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i dont need anything translated but i do have a question on how to file the following order in the correct sequence

4 hour quick photos
40 dollar motels
forty nine tire service

can anytone file the above in the correct order?
ishii64
Selected answer:as you have listed them
Explanation:
as you have listed them, assuming nothing changes

first by numeric sequence
then by alphabetical sequence

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Note added at 17 mins (2007-09-22 22:15:21 GMT)
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alternatively...if the forty dollars is written with a dollar sign:

$40 motels, 4 hours quick photos, and forty nine tire service

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Note added at 21 mins (2007-09-22 22:19:44 GMT)
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see collation/ alphabetisation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation

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marybro
Local time: 03:16
Grading comment
thank you for your answer, and the clarification for the usage of the $ sign.
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3as you have listed them
marybro


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as you have listed them


Explanation:
as you have listed them, assuming nothing changes

first by numeric sequence
then by alphabetical sequence

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 mins (2007-09-22 22:15:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

alternatively...if the forty dollars is written with a dollar sign:

$40 motels, 4 hours quick photos, and forty nine tire service

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Note added at 21 mins (2007-09-22 22:19:44 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

see collation/ alphabetisation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation



marybro
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you for your answer, and the clarification for the usage of the $ sign.
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you for your quick response and for the clarification of the $ sign usage.

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