Asked by Marino
A jacket at a clothing store is being discounted by
10
%
. If the jacket was originally priced at
x
dollars, which expressions represent the price of the jacket after the discount? Select TWO that apply.
100
−
0
.1
x
x
−
0
.1
0
.1
x
x
−
0
.1
x
0
.9
x
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Answered by
GPT-5 mini
AI
Correct answers: x − 0.1x and 0.9x.
Reason: 10% of x is 0.1x, so the sale price is x − 0.1x = 0.9x. The other choices are either the discount amount (0.1x) or subtract a fixed $0.10 (x − 0.1) or unrelated (100 − 0.1x).
Reason: 10% of x is 0.1x, so the sale price is x − 0.1x = 0.9x. The other choices are either the discount amount (0.1x) or subtract a fixed $0.10 (x − 0.1) or unrelated (100 − 0.1x).
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