Question

Rayhana has a coupon for 15% off a single item at a store. If the item has a regular price of p dollars, then the sale price can be represented by p – 0.15p. Which expression is equivalent? A. 0.85p

Answer 1

the expression 0.85p is equivalent expression to our given expression.

Explanation:

We have been given an expression p - 0.15p,

This represents the price of an item p after a 15% off,

Now, the equivalent expression is.

We can find 85% of p (100%-15%)

85% of p

`(85)/(100)p\\\\=0.85p`

Thus, the expression 0.85p is equivalent expression to our given expression.

Answer 2

0.85p is equivalent

Explanation:

In this question, we are asked to find which expression is equivalent to p -0.15p, representing 15% discount off an item purchase.

We need to understand that if she is buying at 15% discount, this automatically means she is paying 85% of the price. As the price paid plus the discount would be equal to 100%.

Now let’s cost what she paid.

Mathematically, the amount paid would be 85/100 * p = 0.85p

Hence the expression 0.85p is equivalent to p - 0.15p