Amelia bought a violin that was marked down in price, p, by 15%. What does the expression p - 0.15p represent in this situation? (Answer in complete sentences. It may help to pick a number to put in place of p as you solve, such as p = 100.)

An episode of a television show is 60 minutes long when it originally airs with commercials. on a dvd without commercials, the episode is only 417 minutes long. how many1-minute commercials did the episode include when it originally aired? write and solve an equation to justify your answer.

You buy five cds at a sale for $5.95 each. write an expression for the total cost of the cds.then use the distributive property and mental math to evaluate the expression.

Nicole is making carrot bread she needs 5 cups of carrots for 2 cups of sugar.what is the ratio of cups of sugar to cups of carrots that nicole will need? write the ration in three different ways