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Shane's rare book collection contains 40 books. He donates 15% of his books to the national library, sells 14 of his books to a rare book dealer, and sells 4 books online. How many books remain in Shane's
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Shane's rare book collection contains 40 books. He donates 15% of his books to the national library, sells 14 of his books to a rare book dealer, and sells 4 books online. How many books remain in Shane's book collection?

User Bojan Nikolic
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Answer: 16 books

Explanation:

40(.15)=6

40-6=34

34-14=20

20-4=16

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