someone, anyone help me on this?

Amount of the discount "y" for a 25% sale on an item with a regular price of "x" dollars.
Equation: y=2.5x
Question: What is the amount of discount on an item with a regular price of $50?
Help me step this up?

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someone, anyone help me on this?

Amount of the discount "y" for a 25% sale on an item with a regular price of "x" dollars.
Equation: y=2.5x
Question: What is the amount of discount on an item with a regular price of $50?
Help me step this up?

anonymous · Answer

wouldn't the equation be : y = .25x ? Or is that the equation given ?

anonymous · Answer

is y = 2.5x the equation given, or did you make it up ?

arbyj · Answer

@kelliegirl33 thats what I got from the description, but I just realized I did it wrong so forget what  I put. So help me set this problem up?

anonymous · Answer

the equation would be : y = .25x
x being the regular price.
So if the regular price is $50, sub 50 in for x and find y (the discount)

y = .25(50)
can you do this ?

anonymous · Answer

I set up the equation with .25 because I changed the 25% into a decimal.

anonymous · Answer

any questions ?

arbyj · Answer

Ok so I got 12.5. would it go on the top or bottom |dw:1383267119181:dw|