Asked by lilly

The number of oranges harvested from Jake's yard decreased by 5% from last year to this year. Jake used the following expression to find the number of oranges harvested this year, P, where C is the number of oranges Jake harvested last year.

C-0.05c=p

Select the correct interpretation for the given equation.
A.
P is 5% of the amount harvested by Jake last year.
B.
P is 95% of the amount harvested by Jake last year.
C.
P is 95% of the amount harvested by Jake this year.
D.
P is 5% of the amount harvested by Jake this year.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B.

C - 0.05C = 0.95C, so P equals 95% of last year's harvest (95% of C).