SOLUTION: One month a family had cash receipts of $876.16. Their excess of cash receipts above cash payments was $56.14. What were the total cash payments for the month?

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Question 1177843: One month a family had cash receipts of $876.16. Their excess of cash receipts above cash payments was $56.14. What were the total cash payments for the month?
Answer by ikleyn(52908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the greater amount, subtract the smaller amount.

By doing this way, you will get the answer,
if you manage to perform your arithmetic correctly.


Happy calculations (!)



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