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?

Answer 1

0.85pis the equivalent expression

Answer 2

Answer:

$0.85p$

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given an expression $p-0.15p$, which represents the price of an item p after a 15% off. We are asked to find equivalent expression.

We can find equivalent expression in two ways. Either by finding 85% of p (100%-15%) or factoring our p from our given expression as:

$(1-0.15)p$

$0.85p$

85% of p: $\frac{85}{100}p=0.85p$

Therefore, the expression $0.85p$ is equivalent expression to our given expression.