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A new bakery shop sells $3$ sizes of cakes: big, medium, and small. Normally each cake costs a positive integer number of dollars. The ratio of the prices of two sizes of cake, in lowest terms, is the ratio of two consecutive integers, and only four consecutive positive integers are needed to list the numerators and denominators of the three (lowest terms) ratios of different pairs of cakes. On Sundays, however, the prices are discounted by $1$ dollar each.
A customer came into the bakery one Sunday and asked the total cost of one cake of each size. He placed that amount, plus $\$1$, on the counter, and asked whether he could buy a collection of cakes for that sum. This was not possible, but if the customer had put any larger sum of money on the counter, it would have been possible to buy a collection of cakes at that price.
What are the costs of the three sizes of cakes on a weekday?
I cannot understand the question (2nd paragraph). Customer asked for a total amount, added $1 extra - how can it be so, that is not enough to buy? He's giving more money then he was told, by definition it is enough to buy. Even if he was told full amount (without discount), it's Sunday, so full set should be 3 dollars cheaper, than on weekdays. Maybe I have a problem with my English? P.S. I don't ask for a solution, I'm asking for clarification of the problem's text.