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1.1 Exercise 82

Avg difficulty 2.5

Consider this scenario: Fred earns $40 at the community garden. He spends $10 on a streaming subscription, puts half of what is left in a savings account, and gets another $5 for walking his neighbor’s dog.

Write the expression that represents the number of dollars Fred keeps (and does not put in his savings account). Remember the order of operations.

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 1.1 Real Numbers: Algebra Essentials, exercise 82

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