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How much more do you spend by purchasing luxury items from the table below?


Item Cost

Name brand jeans $35.95
Store brand jeans $19.95

Store brand sneakers $15.98
Name brand sneakers $34.65

Store brand shirt $9.40
Name brand shirt $15.30

Name brand socks (3 pairs) $6.99
Store brand socks (3 pairs) $4.99

Store brand dress shoes $29.75
Name brand dress shoes $42.96

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