Question

Amaya is excited to go to the used video game store to buy a game system later today. The game system usually costs x dollars, but today it's on sale at 15% off! Enter an expression that represents the sale price of the game system after the discount.

Answer 1

x(85/100)

Explanation:

100-15 = 85

x(85/100)

Answer 2

0.85x

Explanation:

Cost of video game = $x

Discount on sale = 15%

Price of game after discount :

(100 - 15)% * cost of video game

85% * $x

0.85x