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If 10 people ask for 5.60, and one of them takes away 80.05, how much money do you not have?

A) $0.55
B) $4.95
C) $5.60
D) $86.05

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Final answer:

After calculating the total amount requested by 10 people ($56.00), and subtracting the amount taken away by one person ($80.05), the amount of money you do not have to distribute to the others is actually $80.05. Thus, the answer is D) $86.05.

Step-by-step explanation:

If 10 people ask for $5.60 each, the total amount requested is 10 x $5.60, which equals $56.00. If one person takes away $80.05, the situation implies that you must subtract this amount from the total that was requested. First, you find the total requested:

10 people x $5.60/person = $56.00

Then, you subtract the amount taken away by one person:

$56.00 - $80.05 = -$24.05 (a negative amount, meaning you are short by this amount)

Since you are being asked how much money you do not have, the answer is $80.05, because that is the amount taken that you don't have to give others after the person takes his share, assuming you started with $56.00 to distribute. Therefore, the correct answer is:

D) $86.05

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