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
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Answer: f(x^-1) = x/5 - 3/5
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Replace f(x) with y
2. Swap the positions of x and y to make x = 5y + 3
3. Solve for y by subtracting 3 from both sides and dividing each side by 5