At the amusement park, laura paid $6.00 for a small cotton candy. her older brother works at the park, and he told her they markup the cotton candy by 300%. laura does not think this is mathematically possible. is it possible, and if so, what is the price of the cotton candy before the markup?

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

2 over 5

step-by-step explanation:

the 2: 3 ratio is the length of the ac segment to the cb segment total length. this implies that the ratio between segment ac length and segment ab length is 2: 5. point c is 2/5 from a to b, so the required fraction is 2/5.