James decides to replace his car.  He sold his $20,000 car for 80% of its value and then was able to haggle to buy a $30,000 sticker price car for 90% of its value.  How much was he out of pocket?
He sold his car for 20000*.8=$
<gadget id="calculator">20000*.8</gadget>
<output>16_000</output>
16,000.
He bought the new car for 30,000*.9=$
<gadget id="calculator">30000*.9</gadget>
<output>27_000</output>
27,000.
That means he was out of pocket 27,000-16,000=$
<gadget id="calculator">27000-16000</gadget>
<output>11_000</output>
11,000.

<result>11_000</result>