|a| = -a if a < 0

The absolute value and the opposite of rational number is equal when a number is negative.

Examples:

|-7| = - (-7) = 7

|-0.5| = - (-0.5) = 0.5

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3 years ago

Bill found a book he wanted on sale for $20.80. The original price of the book was $32. Find the discount rate.

Maurinko [17]

Answer:

35% discount

Step-by-step explanation:

We can first find what percent of 32 20.80 is.

This can be shown by using a percent proportion.

$\frac{20.80}{32} = \frac{x}{100}$

We can cross multiply to find the value of $x$ .

$20.80\cdot100=2080\\\\2080\div 32 = 65$

So 20.80 is 65% of 32.

However, this is the percent of the original price. To find the discount, we have to subtract 65 from 100.

$100 - 65 = 35$

So the book was on a 35% discount.

Hope this helped!

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3 years ago

Which statement best describes the relationship between storage space and number of music files?

Rina8888 [55]

Answer:

As the number of files increases, the storage space used increases.

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2 years ago

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Ey kamusta kana bat ka nandito?

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