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Katie and becca each bought a new book for $50 . Katie sold her book to the bookstore for 25% less than the original price. . Becca sold her book to the used bookstore for 40% less than the original price Enter how much more money in dollars Katie received for her book than becca received for her book

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Answer: $17,5

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\text{Lets find the prices in which they sold their books for}\\\\\text{Katie:}\\\\\text{She sold the book for 25\% less than the original price, so multiply 50 by}\\\text{0.25 and subtract}\\\\50*0.25=12.5\\\\50-12.5=37.50\\\\\text{Becca:}\\\\\text{Becca sold the book for 40\% less than the original price, calculate how}\\\text{much she sold it for}\\\\50*0.40=20\\\\50-20=30\\\\
\text{We need to find how much more money Katie made than Becca, so subtract}\\\text{Becca's cost from Katie's cost}\\\\37.50-30=7.50\\\\\boxed{\text{Katie received \$7.50 more than Becca}}

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