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For which year between 1980 and 2008, inclusive, does the fee paid for television rights to that year's Olympic games represent the greatest percent increase over the fee paid for television rights to the Olympic games four years earlier?
At a certain used-book store, the cost of each paperback book is x dollars and the cost of each hardcover book is y dollars. What is the cost of a hardcover book at the store?
(1)
At the store, the cost of 3 paperback books and 5 hardcover books is $12.25.
(2)
At the store, the cost of 9 paperback books and 15 hardcover books is $36.75.
For the first time, prospectors have laid claim to rich deposits of gold, silver, and copper in the deep sea, foreshadowing a possible rush to the open oceans for metals and a possible fight with conservationists over exploitation of the sea's dark recesses.