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A bookstore manager marks down the price of older hardcover books,which originally sell for b dollars,by 46 percent. What is the markdown as a decimal. Write an expression for the sale price of the hardcover book.

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46 percent as a decimal is 0.46

b-0.46b=p
b is original price
p is price after markdown
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