Complete question :
A bookstore manager marks down the price of older hardcover books, which originally sell for b dollars, by 52%.
a. Write the markdown as a decimal. b. Write an expression for the sale price of the hardcover book.
Answer:
0.52 ; 0.52b
Step-by-step explanation:
The markdown percentage = 52%
Expresaing markdown as a decimal :
52% = 52 / 100 = 0.52
Expression for the sale price of hardcover book:
Original price = b
Price was marked down by 0.52
Hence, sales price becomes ;
Original price * markdown
b * 0.52
0.52b
Peaches to plums. 15 divided by 3 is 5, 12 divided by 3 is 4.
Use the change-of-basis identity,

to write

Use the product-to-sum identity,

to write

Redistribute the factors on the left side as

and simplify to

Now expand the right side:

Simplify and rewrite using the logarithm properties mentioned earlier.





(C)
Answer: $77
Step-by-step explanation: 77 is the correct answer because the price increased by 77 because 77 is the difference between the two, and how i got 77 was to subtract 140 ( the earlier price) from 217 ( the price that it changed to), i hope you found this helpful...