the cost of a midnight madness movie ticket, is reduced by 2/5 of the original cost, to a cost of 3/5c. which expression is equivalent to the new cost?
A)c-3/5c
B)1-3/5c
C)1-2/5c
D)c-2/5c
To determine the expression that is equivalent to the new cost, let's break down the information given:
The original cost of the movie ticket is represented by "c."
The cost of the movie ticket is reduced by 2/5 of the original cost.
This reduction brings the cost down to 3/5 of the original cost, represented as 3/5c.
To find the new cost, we need to subtract 3/5 of the original cost from the original cost (c).
Therefore, the expression equivalent to the new cost is:
c - (3/5c)
To simplify this expression, we can subtract 3/5c from c:
c - (3/5c) = (5c/5) - (3c/5) = (5c - 3c)/5 = 2c/5
Therefore, the expression equivalent to the new cost is D) c - 2/5c.