prompt: 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?
messages.content: Cody goes to the store and buys $40 worth of stuff.  The taxes were 5%.  After taxes, he got an $8 discount.  Cody and his friend split the final price equally. How much did Cody pay?
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messages.content: The taxes were 40*.05=$<<40*.05=2>>2.
  So the price was 40+2=$<<40+2=42>>42.
  He got a discount so the price he paid was 42-8=$<<42-8=34>>34.
  Since he paid half his price was 34/2=$<<34/2=17>>17.
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