A student received a coupon for $$ 43 \% $$ off the total purchase price at a clothing store. Let b be the original price of the purchase. Use the expression below for the new price of the purchase. Write an equivalent expression by combining like terms. $$ b-0.43 \mathrm{~b} $$ $$ \mathrm{~b}-0.43 \mathrm{~b}=\square $$ (Simplify your answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.)

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Calculate or simplify the expression $$ b-0.43b $$.
Simplify the expression by following steps:
- step0: Solution:
  $$b-0.43b$$
- step1: Collect like terms:
  $$\left(1-0.43\right)b$$
- step2: Subtract the numbers:
  $$0.57b$$
The equivalent expression by combining like terms is $$0.57b$$.
The new price is $$0.57b$$.

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