Question

The sale price of an item is four-fifths the original price of the item, x. Which statement explains why both 45x and 0.8x can find the sale price of the item?

Answer 1

the sale price is 4/5 of the original price...with x being the original price

4/5x
0.8x

these are the same because 4/5 = 0.8..its just in decimal form

Answer 2

Multiplying by 4/5 is the same as multiplying by 80%

Explanation: