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Write and simplify an expression to model the following phrase: "15% off the original price of a purchase"

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texaschic101
there are a couple of equations u can use

x = original price

15% off the original price of the purchase :
x - 0.15x

OR

if u get 15% off, then u are paying for 85%
0.85x

Answer:

The required expression to the model is 0.85x.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

15% off the original price of a purchase.

Let the original price of the product is x.

If you are getting an off of 15% that means that you need to pay 100%-15%=85% of the original price.

85% of the original price (x) can be written as:

[tex]85\% \times x[/tex]

[tex]\frac{85}{100}\times x[/tex]

[tex]0.85\times x[/tex]

[tex]0.85x[/tex]

Thus, the required expression to the model is 0.85x

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