Cody goes to the store and buys $40 worth of stuff. The taxes were 5%. After taxes, he got an $8 discount. Cody and his friend split the final price equally. How much did Cody pay?
Let's think step by step below.
17
The taxes were 40 *.

05 = $2.

So the price was 40 + 2 = $42.

He got a discount so the price he paid was 42 - 8 = $34.

Since he paid half his price was 34 / 2 = $17.

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Therefore, the answer is 17