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Alan buys a book that is on sale.

He writes the expression 0.7b to show the percent of the original cost of the book, b, that he pays.
He rewrites the expression as b minus three tenths b.
Which statement explains why Alan rewrites the expression?

A)He receives another discount on the book.

B)He buys another book with a different discount.

C)He wants to show by what percent the book was discounted.

D)He wants to show what percent of the original price he paid

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D he wants to show what percent of the original price he paid
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I'm pretty sure the answer is D.

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