Question 2

Question

Winonna and Takoda are shopping for a present for their mother. The chart shows several possible presents. There is no sales tax in the state where they live.

present cost($) discount(%) total($)
powertools d dollars 15%
water skis d +15 dollars 25%
jewelry d-15 dollars 10%













2a. Write an expression in terms of d to show how much Winonna and Takoda would pay in total if they brought their mother the set of power tools.

(2 points)
Responses

d + (d x 0.15)
d + (d x 0.15)

d + 0.15
d + 0.15

d - 0.15
d - 0.15

d - (d x 0.15)

Answer 1

To find how much Winonna and Takoda would pay in total for the power tools after applying the discount, we first need to calculate the discount amount and then subtract it from the original price, \( d \).

The discount on the power tools is \( 15% \) of \( d \), which can be expressed as \( d \times 0.15 \).

Therefore, the amount they would pay after the discount would be:

\[ d - (d \times 0.15) \]

Now, evaluating this expression gives:

\[ d - (0.15d) = d(1 - 0.15) = d \times 0.85 \]

However, the expression for the total amount paid, in terms of the original cost and the discount, is:

\[ d - (d \times 0.15) \]

So the correct response to how much Winonna and Takoda would pay in total for the power tools is:

d - (d x 0.15)