Question

Due to the increased use of e-mail to send documents, the shipping expenses of a small business in 2012 were half of what they were in 2000. Write an expression for the cost of shipping in 2012 if the cost in 2000 was s dollars.

A) 1/2(S)
B) S-1/2
C) 2S
D) S+1/2

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Answer 1

The cost of shipping for the small business in 2012, when the shipping expenses were half of what they were in 2000, is represented by the expression 1/2(s). This reflects the reduction in costs due to the increased use of e-mail.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the cost of shipping expenses for a small business in 2000 was s dollars, then to find the cost of shipping in 2012, we need to calculate half of that amount. Given that the use of e-mail increased, it led to a reduction in shipping expenses whereby the shipping cost in 2012 was half of the cost in 2000. Therefore, the expression for the cost in 2012 would be s divided by 2, which can be written as 1/2(s). This corresponds to Option A from the choices provided.