Question

pleaseeee someone help with a word problem!

Answer 1

A store offers a 15% discount on all items in the store during a sale. All store employees get an additional 10% employee discount. In the equation below, C represents the cost of an item for an employee including tax, and x represents the original price of the item.

C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)

Chris is an employee at the store. He plans to buy a coat during the sale. The price of the coat before the discount is $100. How much will Chris pay for the coat during the sale?

Answer 2

Coach Johnson is 10 years older than Tim. When Tim started football 3 years ago, Coach Johnson was twice his age. How old is Tim now?

Answer 3

help?

Answer 4

0.765*100+0.06(0.765*100)

Answer 5

for question one or two? and how would i write that out?

Answer 6

1

Answer 7

gotcha

Answer 8

so would the answer be 76.56?

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

ughhh... i hate math lol

Answer 11

just 76.5?

Answer 12

will solve the problem out side of the bracket
first.

Answer 13

which equals 76.56

Answer 14

hold on

Answer 15

kk

Answer 16

ok yes its will be 76.56 now solve the bracket

Answer 17

that equals 76.5

Answer 18

hmm hold on i am getting another answer

Answer 19

hmm....

Answer 20

ok i am sorry solve the bracket first

Answer 21

which equals 76.56

Answer 22

what grade u in? haha cuz maybe u havent learned it yet

Answer 23

11

Answer 24

it should be 76.5

Answer 25

jk....awkward lol

Answer 26

ok so then what happens after the 76.5?

Answer 27

76.5+.06×76.5

Answer 28

you're in algebra one?

Answer 29

redoing it for a better gpa..

Answer 30

o ok

Answer 31

lol why?

Answer 32

ok well im def calculating wrong...

Answer 33

just wondering i went through algebra and did not like it

Answer 34

i hate it.....

Answer 35

i am using a scientific calculator that why i was only getting the answer. But i don't like giving out answers

Answer 36

anyways what did you get

Answer 37

81.09

Answer 38

yes you got it

Answer 39

so thats all?

Answer 40

yea

Answer 41

Factor out the .765

C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)
C = (1 + .06)(0.765x)
C = (1.06)0.765x

Answer 42

thank godddd! i hate math... thank you so much!

Answer 43

lol

Answer 44

sorry for that long wait i am tried.

Answer 45

its fine! if u feel like have more fun dont hesitate for another word problem! haha ;)

Answer 46

I really don't like the word problems lol

Answer 47

hahaha well thank you for helping on that one! :)

Answer 48

your welcome.

Answer 49

:)

Answer 50

Reducing the problem to a simpler form makes life easier

C = (1.06)0.765x
C = (1.06)0.765(100)
C = 1.06(76.5)

Answer 51

got it! thxs!