To express the depreciation of Jessica's car, we can use the concept of depreciation percentage.
Let's say that Jessica's car depreciated by \( p % \). The value of the car after depreciation can be expressed as:
\[ \text{Value after depreciation} = d \times (1 - \frac{p}{100}) \]
This expression shows that the car's current value is \( d \) (the original value) multiplied by \( (1 - \frac{p}{100}) \), which accounts for the percentage decrease.
If we want to express the situation without explicitly stating \( p \), an equivalent expression for the value of the car after depreciation can be stated as:
\[ d \times (1 - r) \]
where \( r = \frac{p}{100} \), representing the decimal form of the percentage depreciation.
So, to summarize:
- Jessica's car depreciated by \( p % \) during this time period.
- An equivalent expression that represents the situation is \( d \times (1 - \frac{p}{100}) \).
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