Question: Bob is driving down the road, and gets a text message. Thinking to himself that he has plenty of time before he has to stop

Bob is driving down the road, and gets a text message. Thinking to himself that he has plenty of time before he has to stop for the red light, he looks down to read the message. Just then, a car negligently pulls out in front of him causing $10,000 in medical and car bills. If the court applies a system of pure comparative negligence, and the jury determines that Bob was 50% at fault for his injuries, Bob will recover:
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$5,000, because Bob was 50% at fault for his injuries
$0, because Bob was partially at fault for his injuries
$10,000, because Bob was only 50% at fault for his injuries
The specific amount is impossible to determine given the information provided

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