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tanner had $32.80 and spent 15% of his money on a book including tax. If he paid with a $5 bill, how much change did tanner get back?

User Buggy B
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8 votes

Answer:

actually he got 23 cents back

Explanation:

User SBB
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Answer:

$0.08

Explanation:

Find the cost of the book, by finding 15% of 32.80

32.80(0.15)

= 4.92

To find how much change he got back, subtract this from 5:

5 - 4.92

= 0.08

So, he got $0.08 back in change

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