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Manual wants to calculate the value of his car after it had depreciated 40% in value select an expression from each drop-down menu to make the following sentence is true if C represents the original cost of the car, the expression C subtracted by 0.4 C and 0.60 can each be used to calculate the cars current value?
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Choose "C − 0.4C" in the first drop-down and "0.6C" in the second.
Explanation: subtracting 40% leaves 60% of the original, and
C − 0.4C = (1 − 0.4)C = 0.6C,
so both expressions give the current value. Example: if C = $10,000, current value = 0.6·10000 = $6,000.
Explanation: subtracting 40% leaves 60% of the original, and
C − 0.4C = (1 − 0.4)C = 0.6C,
so both expressions give the current value. Example: if C = $10,000, current value = 0.6·10000 = $6,000.
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