Question

4.) A store is having a sale in which all items are marked 30% off.

4a.) Which equation represents the selling price, s, in dollars, of an item originally
priced p dollars after a markdown of 30%?
a.) s=0.3p
b.) s=0.7p
c.) p=0.35
d.) p=0.75

Answer 1

d

Explanation:

what are the pair of solutions?

Answer 2

0.70p

Explanation:

"30% off" means paying only 70% of the original sales price (subtracting 30% from 100% yields 70%). Next, find the decimal equivalent of 70%:

It is 0.70. Finally, multiply the price p by 0.70: 0.70p (Answer b)