document.write( "Question 412760: Hector's mother sent him on two errands. She gave him $5.00.He picked up clothes of the dry cleaners and later spent half the change on a loaf of bread. He returned $0.97 (cents) change to his mother. How much did the dry cleaning cost? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If he spent half of the change then what he had left was also half of the change. Hence the change was 2 times $0.97. Subtract that amount from $5.00 to get the cost of the dry cleaning.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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