Question

Which will equation show correctly we write an expression that represents the cost for a pair of shoes that is marked down 20% of the regular price when the sales tax is 5% of the markdown price?

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

You can write an expression to represent the total cost of a pair of shoes. The price of the shoes is the variable r. The shoes are marked down 20% or 0.2r. So the new price of the shoes will be r - 0.2r. You will also have to pay a tax of 5% or 0.05 of the new price. This is written as 1.05(r - 0.2r). You can simplify it by doing whats in the parenthesis.

1.05(r - 0.2r) = 1.05r(0.8r) = 0.84r