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Melissa recently paid $$875$ for round$-$trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa

also paid the following expenses: $$280$ fee to register for the conference, $$435$ per night for three nights' lodging, $$275$

for meals in restaurants, and $$235$ for cab fare.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no

answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.

b$.$ Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the

sightseeing, she paid $$1,740$ for transportation, $$820$ for lodging, and $$360$ for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers

personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?

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