Question

A shirt at the store is being offered at a 5% discount. If the original price of the shirt is x, which answer choice shows an expression that represents the discounted price of the shirt?

1. 0.95x
2. 1.05x
3. 0.05x
4. x + 0.05

Answer 1

1. 0.95x

Explanation:

The amount of the discount is 0.05x, so the discounted price is ...

x - 0.05x = x(1 -0.05) = 0.95x