Question

A store offers a 15% discount on all iterms in the store during a sale. All store emloyees get an additional 10% employee discount. In the equation represent the cost of an item for an employee including tax and represent the price of the item; c=0.765x +0.06(.765x) chris is an employee at te store. He plans to buy a coat during the sale. The price of the before the discount is $100. How much will chris pay for the coat during the sale?

Answer 1

The cost would be $81.09

Explanation:

In order to find the amount Chris will spend, start with the equation and input 100 for every x that you see.

c=0.765x +0.06(.765x)

c=0.765(100) +0.06(.765[100])

c = 76.50 + 0.06*(76.50)

c = 76.50 + 4.59

c = 81.09