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Write an algebraic expression that can get you the final price of an item that originally cost $x with 10% off?

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Answer:

x - (x*0.1)

Explanation:

A percentage is just a fraction/decimal. you'll get 10% of the number with the equation in parentheses, and we need to do that first. then we need to take the original price and subtract 10%

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