Well it would be 63$ if we are not including tax because 80-17=63
Multiply 5% by 229
So, .05 x 229 = 11.45
$11.45 tax
<h3>Answer: </h3>
2250 dives
<h3>Explanation</h3>
If each kid dives off the diving board 9 times, for 250 kids, you need to resolve a simple operation:

The number of cats that you have is; 27 cats
<h3>How to calculate algebra word problems?</h3>
Let the number of cats alice has be x.
Since you have thrice the amount of cats that alice has, then you have 3x cats.
Bob has 7 less cats than you. Thus, bob has; 3x - 7
If they have a total of 56 cats, then;
x + 3x - 7 + 3x = 56
7x - 7 = 56
7x = 56 + 7
7x = 63
x = 63/7
x = 9
Thus, number of cats you have = 3x = 3 * 9 = 27 cats
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Subtract 1:
x/4=2
multiply by 4:
x=8 which is the answer