# Use zip() to combine items, prices, and quantities together

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Use zip() to combine items, prices, and quantities together. Loop over the zipped result and for each entry print the item name followed by its total cost (price times quantity) in the format "name: total".

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