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Difficulty: EasyDecimal Operations and Currency Word Problems

A recruit gets a haircut at the base exchange that costs $\$11.35$ . If he pays with a $\$20.00$ bill, how much change should he receive in dollars?

Answer: 8.65 dollars

8.65

The correct change is found by setting up a subtraction equation where the cost (

\$11.35

) is subtracted from the payment amount (

\$20.00

). Proper alignment of the decimals and borrowing across the zeros gives exactly

8.65

Align the decimals to subtract the cost of the haircut from the amount paid.

20.00 - 11.35

To find the change due, you must subtract the total purchase cost from the cash provided.

Perform the subtraction, properly borrowing across the zeros in 20.00.

8.65

Subtracting 11.35 from 20.00 yields the exact amount of change owed.

Calculating change by subtracting decimals.

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