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Lionel is an unmarried law student at State University Law School, a qualified educational institution. This year Lionel

borrowed $$24,000$ from County Bank and paid interest of $$1,440.$ 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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a$.$ Lionel's AGI before deducting interest on higher$-$education loans is $$50,000.$