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Expression 20 – 3J represents the change in dollars, which construction worker will receive after buying J bottles of juice.
<u>Solution:</u>
Given that
A construction worker bought several bottles of juice for $3 at the comedian store
She paid for them the $20 bills
Number of bottles of juice is represented by variable J
Need to write an expression for the change she receives.
From given information
Price of 1 juice bottle = $3
<em>Change she receives = Amount she paid - price of J juice bottles </em>
=> Change she receives = 20 – 3J
Hence expression 20 – 3J represents the change in dollars, which construction worker will receive after buying J bottles of juice.
Using the percentage concept, it is found that 60% of the students voted to donate a telescope.
<h3>What is a percentage?</h3>The percentage of an amount a over a total amount b is given by a multiplied by 100% and divided by b, that is:
In this problem:
- The total amount is the number of students, which is of b = 500.
- 300 voted to donate, hence a = 300.
The <em>percentage </em>is given by:
60% of the students voted to donate a telescope.
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