Gaby values cheese pizza 3 times more than pepperoni. She buys a half cheese half pepperoni pizza for $20. What is the value of the peperoni half for gaby?

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Gaby values cheese pizza 3 times more than pepperoni. She buys a half cheese half pepperoni pizza for $20. What is the value of the peperoni half for gaby? 

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The cost of cheese pizza is 3 times more than pepperoni.

Let the cost of cheese pizza be C and the cost of pepperoni be P.

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