Tiggie's Dog Toys, Incorporated, reported a debt$-$to$-$equity ratio of $1\mathrm{.}75$ times at the end of $2024.$ If the firm's total debt at year$-$end was $$25$ million,

how much equity does Tiggie's have on its balance sheet?

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