marie purchased a 2-pound box of dog food with a 75-cents-off coupon. she also mailed in the box top to receive a company rebate for $1.00. if p represents the original cost, what did she pay for the dog food after receiving all rebates ?
p - 1.75 =
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1. p- $1.00 - $0.75
2. p+ $1.00 - $0.75
3. p- $1.00 + $0.75
4. p+ $1.00 + $0.75
5. p- $1.00 - $0.75(p)
I gave you the answer Which one of your choices is the same as my answer?
Nope.
p - 1.75 = p- $1.00 - $0.75
To find out how much Marie paid for the dog food after receiving all the rebates, we need to subtract the discount from the original cost and then subtract the rebate.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Start with the original cost, represented by "p."
2. Apply the 75 cents discount coupon. Since the coupon is off the original cost, we subtract 75 cents from p. This would be p - 0.75.
3. Now, subtract the $1.00 rebate that Marie received after mailing in the box top. We take the result from step 2 and subtract 1.00 from it, giving us p - 0.75 - 1.00.
Therefore, the total amount Marie paid for the dog food after receiving all rebates is p - 0.75 - 1.00.