Which of the following expressions could be used to find the sale price of an item that costs d dollars if it is on sale for 30% off?

0.7 d
30 d
70 d
0.3 d

1 answer

To find the sale price of an item that costs \( d \) dollars with a 30% discount, you would calculate 30% of \( d \) and then subtract that amount from the original price.

  1. Calculate the discount: 30% of \( d \) is \( 0.3d \).
  2. Subtract the discount from the original price: The sale price would be \( d - 0.3d \).

This simplifies to:

\[ d - 0.3d = 0.7d \]

Thus, the correct expression to find the sale price is 0.7d.

So the answer is 0.7 d.