Lionel is an unmarried law student at State University Law School, a qualified educational institution. This year Lionel borrowed $$28,500$ from County Bank and paid interest of $$1,710.$ Lionel used the loan proceeds to pay his law school tuition. Calculate the amounts Lionel can deduct for interest on higher$-$education loans under the following circumstances:

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b$.$ Lionel's AGI before deducting interest on higher$-$education loans is $$84,000.$ What is his Interest deduction?