Question

14. Mina bought a plane ticket to New York City and used a coupon for 15% off the ticket price. Thetotal cost of her ticket, with the discount, was $253.30. What equation could she use to find theprice of the ticket without the discount?d. x + 0.15(x) = 253.30a. 0.15x = 253.30b. x-0.15(x) = 253.30 C. X = 253.30 +0.15

Answer 1

Let

x ------> the original ticket price

we have that

15%=15/100=0.15

so

x-0.15x=253.30

therefore

answer is option B