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Borrowing from zero 2001-03-30
From Nikki:
Here is the problem:

5,033.56
- 866.20

Now I know this equals 4,167.36 which I figured out on the calculator just to make sure. But when I did it by hand, I kept ending up with 5,167.36, which I knew was impossible. What am I doing wrong??


Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Claude Tardif.
 
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