Cortez is purchasing a patio heater for 161.65 including tax. he gives the sales clerk 2 fifty-dollar bills 2 twenty-dollar bills and 3 ten-dollar bills. how much should he receive in change?

He will receive $ 8.35 in change.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The price of the heater = $ 161.65,

And, the amount given by Cortez to sales clerk = 2 fifty dollar bills + 2 twenty dollar bills + 3 ten dollar bills,

= 2 × $ 50 + 2 × $ 20 + 3 × $ 10

= $ 100 + $ 40 + $ 30

= $ 170

Hence, the amount he will received in change = The amount given by Cortez to sales clerk - The price of the heater

= $ 170 - $ 161.65

= $ 8.35

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