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A man bought a car for $8,200 and sold it for 80% of the price two years later. How much did he lose?

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Convert 80% to a decimal which is 0.8

Then find 80% of 8200.

0.8 x 8200 = 6560


8200 - 6560 = 1640


Therefore he lost $1640.
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