Question

I NEED HELP ASAP, ILL GIVE A HUNDRED POINTS!!!!!! A store is offering a 25% discount on all electronics during a special weekend sale. Marcia wants to buy a television that regularly costs p dollars. She has written the expression 0.75p to represent the sale price. Which is the best description for her expression?

A. She subtracted 0.25 from p.


B. She divided p by 0.25 then added that to p.


C. She multiplied p by 25 then subtracted p.


D. She multiplied p by 0.25 then subtracted that from p.

Answer 1

D. She multiplied p by 0.25 then subtracted that from p.

Explanation:

p is the normal cost

discount is 25% so the total discount is 0.25p

the sale price = normal cost - discount = p - 0.25p = 0.75p