instruction:
The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.
question:
Problem: the size of a television screen is given as the length of the screen ' s diagonal . if the screens were flat , then the area of a square 19 - inch screen would be how many square inches greater than the area of a square 17 - inch screen ?
answer:
36


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Problem: a customer went to a shop and paid a total of $ 40 , out of which $ 1.28 was for sales tax on taxable purchases . if the tax rate was 8 % , then what was the cost of the tax free items ?
answer:
$ 22.72


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Problem: he average of 10 numbers is 23 . if each number is increased by 4 , what will the new average be ?
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
27


