essica purchased a car for d dollars a few years ago. During this time period, the value of her car depreciated. The expression below represents this situation.

d - 0.09d

Jessica's car depreciated by % during this time period.An equivalent expression that represents this situation is .

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The expression \( d - 0.09d \) represents the value of Jessica's car after it has depreciated.

To simplify this expression:

\[ d - 0.09d = (1 - 0.09)d = 0.91d \]

This means that after the depreciation, the value of the car is \( 0.91d \).

Jessica's car depreciated by \( 9% \) during this time period, as indicated by the \( 0.09d \) term, which represents 9% of the original value \( d \).

An equivalent expression that represents this situation is \( 0.91d \).

To summarize:

  • Jessica's car depreciated by 9%.
  • An equivalent expression that represents the value of her car after depreciation is \( 0.91d \).