You manage a hair salon and need to order two boxes of shampoo. One online store sells a box for $109.99 (including tax) plus $26.99 for shipping the whole order. A second online store sells the same box for $126.50 (including tax) with free shipping.

The first store’s total is 2 × $109.99 + $26.99 shipping = $246.97. The second store’s total is 2 × $126.50 = $253.00 because shipping is free. The second store costs $253.00 − $246.97 = $6.03 more, so the difference is $6.03.

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