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Item that costs x dollars. He has a

Hudson goes to a store an buys an
coupon for 20%
off, and then a 5% tax is added to the discounted price. Write an expression in terms
of I that represents the total amount that Hudson paid at the register.

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Answer:

x - .2x + .05(x - .2x)

Explanation:

Let x = the original cost

x - .2x + .05(x - .2x)

We are taking the original cost and subtracting out the discount.

The tax is paid on the discounted cost.

You change percents to decimals by dividing by 100.

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Answer:

bro just do it by ypur self

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