Question

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? Remember, do not include the $ symbol.

Answer 1

wouldn't i just take 25% off of 100$?

Answer 2

Okay, so just plug in x, the original cost of the item. So, in this case x = 100. This is how your equation is going to look like now:\[C=0.765\times100+0.06\times(0.65\times100)\]

Answer 3

Well, I would just do the equation to be safe @babydollparks13 I mean, I don't think you can. Hm.. I don't really know. Since I love to do equations like these, I just do the equation. Do you need help with solving the equation?

Answer 4

81.09.. correct??

Answer 5

Let me see.

Answer 6

Since it is expecting a numerical answer only do i add the .09?

Answer 7

You are correct @babydollparks13 !

Answer 8

Awesome, thanks! ~

Answer 9

Um....I think you should. Make sure it doesn't say to round.

Answer 10

it doesn't :)

Answer 11

Okay then. It would be 81.09 and you are very welcome. It was a pleasure working with you.