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Movie $5.50 soda $1.75 popcorn $2.25 candy bar $1.10 jeffrey left home with $20 in his wallet. he had a quick lunch that cost $8.47 and went to the movie theater. which of these activities can jeffrey do? a) go to movie and take two friends b) go to movie and have a soda, a popcorn and a candy bar c) go to movie, take a friend, and have a popcorn to share d) go to a movie, have 2 popcorns, 2 sodas, and 2 candy bars eliminate

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Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer