Question

All computers are on sale for 10% off the original price.If x is the original price of the computer,then the function that represents the price after only a 10% discount is
P(x)=x - 0.1x
P(x)=0.9x
The function that gives the price,C,if only a $150 coupon is used is: C(x)=x-150

Answer 1

All computers are on sale for 10% off the original price. If x is the original price of the computer, then the function that represents the price after only a 10% discount is: P(x) = x - 0.1x P(x) = 0.9x The function that gives the price, C, if only a $150 coupon is used is: C(x) = x - 150 Choose the composition function that gives the final sale price after a 10% discount is followed by a $150 coupon

Answer:

The final price of the computer after both discounts is T(x) = 0.9x - 150

Solution:

We have been given that all computers are on sale for 10% off the original price. If x is the original price of the computer, then the function that represents the price after only a 10% discount is:

P(x) = x - 0.1x

P(x) = 0.9x  

The function that gives the price, C, if only a $150 coupon is used is:

C(x) = x - 150  

We need to choose the composition function that gives the final sale price after a 10% discount is followed by a $150 coupon.

So, we have to formulate a function to combine both the discounts.

The price after 10% discount is 0.9x and the price after $150 coupon is x-150.

So, the composite function that gives the final sale price after 10% discount followed by $150 is given as follows:

Let the final price be denoted as T(x)

Therefore,

T(x) = original price - 10% discount - $150 coupon

T(x) = x - 10% of x -150

T(x) = x - 0.1x - 150

T(x) = 0.9x -150

Hence the final price of the computer after both discounts is T(x) = 0.9x-150