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The Martins file a joint return. Their AGI is $375,800. The Martins report the following amounts on Schedule A: home mortgage interest, $12,920; real estate taxes, $5,100; and $7,000 of cash gifts to qualified charities. The amount the Martins will deduct from AGI for their itemized deductions is
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a-$23,160.
b-$13.746.
c-$18,584.
d-$21,491
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