Question

Jamie purchased a DVD that was on sale for 15% off. The sales tax in her county is 5%. Let y represent the original price of the DVD. Write an expression that can be used to determine the final cost of the DVD.

A. y − 0.15y
B. 0.05(0.85y)
C. y − 0.85y + 0.05y
D. 1.05(0.85y)

Answer 1

@bohotness @chosenmatt @Nnesha

Answer 2

@Luigi0210 @Whitemonsterbunny17 @bibby

Answer 3

let's start with the original price, y

now step 1: take 15% off

Answer 4

do you know what the answer is?

Answer 5

yeah

Answer 6

what is it?

Answer 7

I'm not giving that away
it'd ruin the mystery

Answer 8

i think its either A or B

Answer 9

b is wrong because we want the final cost of the DVD. 0.05(0.85y)=5%(of the onsale dvd)

and a is just the on sale dvd (85%)

Answer 10

then i think its C or D

Answer 11

lol jk

Answer 12

i think its C

Answer 13

am i correct

Answer 14

?

Answer 15

it's D. stop guessing

Answer 16

Oh but i really thought it was C