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Question

Les had $32.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $23.05. How much money did he spend on food?

(Do not include units in your answer.)

Answer 1

To find out how much money Les spent on food, we can subtract the amount of money he had after shopping from the amount he had before shopping.

Les started with $32.00 and left with $23.05.

Now, we perform the subtraction:

32.00 - 23.05 = 8.95

So, Les spent 8.95.

The answer is:

8.95