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Multiple Choice Question
Marissa found a shirt that had a 20% markdown on it. If the price of the shirt is represented by x, then how much does the shirt cost (excluding tax)?
A.

B.

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D.

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GPT-4o mini
To find the cost of the shirt after a 20% markdown, you can use the following formula:

Cost after markdown = Original Price - (Markdown Percentage × Original Price)

In this case, the markdown percentage is 20%, or 0.20 as a decimal. Therefore, you can express the cost of the shirt as:

Cost after markdown = x - (0.20 × x)
Cost after markdown = x - 0.20x
Cost after markdown = 0.80x

So, the cost of the shirt after the 20% markdown is 0.80x.

With this information, you can select the correct choice among the given options (A, B, C, D) if they present 0.80x or an equivalent expression.