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Larry borrowed

$12,000 from his grandfather to buy a
car. He bought a used car, so he returned $4,411 to his grandfather. Write and solve an equation using integers that shows the total amount
that Larry owes his grandfather.

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Answer: $12,000-x=$4,411

Step-by-step explanation: Larry doesn't need to return $12,000, since he already gave $4,411 to his grandfather. Therefore, we would need to solve for x, which is equivalent to $7,589

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