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Tom had $55.85. He bought a shirt for $14.86, pants for $25.88, and socks for $5.76. Explain (using a sentence) how Tom can estimate the amount of money he has left. Then find the estimate. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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Answer:

The rounded number would be nine

Explanation:

It would be nine because you convert 55.85 to 56 then convert 14.86 to 15 convert 25.88 to 26 and convert 5.76 to 6 then subtract all of that to get nine hope it helps

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Answer:

$9.35

Explanation:

14.86+25.88+5.76=46.5

55.85-46.5=9.35

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