The grocery store has 20% off from the original price on cereal. The equation for finding the sale price would be y = x - (.20x)

Question

3 years ago

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. What is the sale price if the cereal cost $3.00?
$2.20

$2.50

$2.40

$2.30

2 answers:

lubasha [3.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-09T07:16:21+03:00

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Answer:

$2.40

Step-by-step explanation:

y = x - 20% of x

where x is $3.00

20% would be 1/5 of 3.00 = 3/5

3 - 3/5 = 15-3/5 = 12/5 = $2.40

Marianna [84] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-09T06:06:52+03:00

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Step-by-step explanation:

y = x - 0.2x

y = 0.8x

When x = $3.00, y = (0.8)($3.00) = $2.40.

The sale price is $2.40.