A clearance rack has items for 75%

Question

off. Harriet uses the expression p−0.75p
to find the new price of an item that originally cost p
dollars.

Use the drop-down menus to complete each sentence.

CLEAR CHECK
The expression p – 0.75p
can be simplified to
p
.
This means Harriet can find the new price of an item by finding
%
of the original price.

Answer 1

The expression p – 0.75p
can be simplified to 0.25p.

This means Harriet can find the new price of an item by finding 25% of the original price.