The annual budget for policing is 32 / 2 = $<<32/2=16>>16 million.

The combined budget for education and policing is 16 + 12 = $<<16+12=28>>28 million.

There is 32 - 28 = $<<32-28=4>>4 million to manage public spaces.

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The town’s annual budget totals $32 million. If half of the budget goes towards policing and $12 million goes towards education. How much money is left for managing public spaces?
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The town’s annual budget totals $32 million. If half of the budget goes towards policing and $12 million goes towards education. How much money is left for managing public spaces?
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