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Byron Had $10 to purchase a few items at the store. He bought 2 apples for $0.89 each, 6 bags of skittles for $0.79 each, and 2 Gatorades for $0.99 each. How much money did Byron have left?

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Answer:


\tt{he \: has \: } \boxed{ \$1.5} \: left.

Explanation:


let \: the \: balance \: be \to \: x : then \to\\ 2(0.89) + 6(0.79) + 2(0.99) + x = 10 \\ 1.78 + 4.74 + 1.98 + x = 10 \\ 8.5 + x = 10 \\ x = 10 - 8.5 \\ \boxed{x = 1.5}

User Simonbs
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Answer:

2 or 1 or 3 but i think zero

Explanation:

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