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[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

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There are 8 baskets of Chinese cabbage, with a standard weight of 25 kilograms per basket. The excess weight is recorded as a positive number, and the insufficient weight is recorded as a negative number. The records after weighing are as follows:

| Number | 1    | 2   | 3   | 4    | 5   | 6   | 7    | 8   |
|--------|------|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|------|-----|
| Excess (or Insufficient) | 1.5 | -3  | 2   | -0.5 | 1   | -2  | -2.5 | -2  |

Answer the following questions:

1. The weight of the basket of Chinese cabbage in these 8 baskets that is closest to the standard weight is ____ kilograms.
2. Compared to the standard weight, how many kilograms do the 8 baskets of Chinese cabbage exceed or fall short of in total?
3. If the selling price of Chinese cabbage is 2.6 yuan per kilogram, how much can you sell these 8 baskets of Chinese cabbage for?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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