Question

Andrew goes to a store an buys an item that costs xx dollars. He has a coupon for 35% off, and then a 8% tax is added to the discounted price. Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the total amount that Andrew paid at the register

Answer 1

Explanation:

First step is to find the discounted price. Finding 35% less than the original xx is the same as finding 65% of it, so we multiply by 0.65. Once this is completed we need to find 8% more than that. So we add 8% of xx, which is the same as multiplying by 0.08. Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

xx(0.65) + xx(0.08)

Explanation:

First step is to find the discounted price. Finding 35% less than the original xx is the same as finding 65% of it, so we multiply by 0.65. Once this is completed we need to find 8% more than that. So we add 8% of xx, which is the same as multiplying by 0.08. Hope this helps :)