A theater offers a 20% discount to senior citizens on all tickets. The regular cost of a matinee ticket is $9.75.
Which expression represents the cost of a matinee ticket after the discount is applied?
A. $9.75 x 1/5
B. $9.75 x 4/5
C. $9.75 x 6/5
D. $9.75 x 9/5

Question

A theater offers a 20% discount to senior citizens on all tickets. The regular cost of a matinee ticket is $9.75.
Which expression represents the cost of a matinee ticket after the discount is applied?
A. $9.75 x 1/5
B. $9.75 x 4/5
C. $9.75 x 6/5
D. $9.75 x 9/5

shadowcain · Answer

1/5 is equal to 20% is it A? 
@welshfella

shadowcain · Answer

Or is it 4/5 because they are asking the total  of the ticket after the discount.

welshfella · Answer

No  its similar to the  hours problem 
its   regular cost - 1/5 of the regular cost

shadowcain · Answer

So that would make it B, right? 4/5

shadowcain · Answer

@mathmate