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Tom, Dorothy, and Sammy went on a vacation and agreed to split the costs evenly.  During their trip Tom paid <math>105, Dorothy paid </math>125, and Sammy paid $175.  In order to share costs equally, Tom gave Sammy <math>t</math> dollars, and Dorothy gave Sammy <math>d</math> dollars.  What is <math>t-d</math>?
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Tom, Dorothy, and Sammy went on a vacation and agreed to split the costs evenly.  During their trip Tom paid &#036;105, Dorothy paid &#036;125, and Sammy paid &#036;175.  In order to share costs equally, Tom gave Sammy <math>t</math> dollars, and Dorothy gave Sammy <math>d</math> dollars.  What is <math>t-d</math>?

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Tom, Dorothy, and Sammy went on a vacation and agreed to split the costs evenly. During their trip Tom paid $105, Dorothy paid $125, and Sammy paid $175. In order to share costs equally, Tom gave Sammy $t$ dollars, and Dorothy gave Sammy $d$ dollars. What is $t-d$?