Barry and Allen are moving and are no longer going to be roommates. They need to decide who will get  the LCD TV they purchased together. Using the Method of Sealed Bids, Barry bids $500 and Allen bids  $350 for the set. Since Barry's bid is higher, he gets the TV, and has to compensate Allen with cash. How  much will he have to pay Allen in order to keep the division fair?

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Barry and Allen are moving and are no longer going to be roommates. They need to decide who will get 
the LCD TV they purchased together. Using the Method of Sealed Bids, Barry bids $500 and Allen bids 
$350 for the set. Since Barry's bid is higher, he gets the TV, and has to compensate Allen with cash. How 
much will he have to pay Allen in order to keep the division fair?

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