Question

Johnson bought a wrist watch for $y and sold it at a loss of 15%. Write an expression for the selling price.
0.85y
0.85
85y
1.15y

Answer 1

When Johnson sells the wrist watch at a loss of 15%, he sells it for 85% of the original price. The expression to calculate the selling price is:

\[
\text{Selling Price} = y - 0.15y
\]

This can be simplified to:

\[
\text{Selling Price} = 0.85y
\]

Therefore, the correct expression for the selling price is **0.85y**.