The suggested retail price of a new hybrid car is p dollars. The dealership advertises a factory rebate of $2000 and a 30% discount. Write a function R in terms of p giving the cost of the hybrid car after receiving the rebate from the
Factory.
A) $R ( p ) = 2000 - p$
B) $R ( p ) = p - 2000$
C) $R ( p ) = p + 2000$
D) $R ( p ) = p + 600$
E) $R ( p ) = p - 600$

Question

The suggested retail price of a new hybrid car is p dollars. The dealership advertises a factory rebate of $2000 and a 30% discount. Write a function R in terms of p giving the cost of the hybrid car after receiving the rebate from the
Factory. 
A) $R ( p ) = 2000 - p$
B) $R ( p ) = p - 2000$
C) $R ( p ) = p + 2000$
D) $R ( p ) = p + 600$
E) $R ( p ) = p - 600$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cost of the hybrid car after receiving the rebate from the factory will be the original price minus the rebate, which gives us p - 2000. Then, we take off an additional 30% discount, which is 0.30p. Therefore, the final cost of the hybrid car will be:
R(p) = (p - 2000) - 0.30p
R(p) = 0.70p - 2000
So, the best choice is (B).

The Suggested Retail Price of a New Hybrid Car Is R(p)=2000−pR ( p ) = 2000 - pR(p)=2000−p

The Suggested Retail Price of a New Hybrid Car Is $R ( p ) = 2000 - p$