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The difference in the two situations of course being the the colour of pizza sauce and subway services is constant, whereas the price of the ticket and the pizza slice are both variable over time.

It suggests that both values are tied to the same index somewhere - for example maybe both the government and pizza places have tied their pricing to be 0.1% of the average monthly wage. Or maybe it's tied to the price of crude oil. Figuring out the common index may give valuable insight into government services pricing and pizza making...



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