SOLUTION: Mark went to the store to buy a jacket that costs d dollars. When he got there the store was having a sale of 5/7 off the usual price. Write an expression for how much the discount

SOLUTION: Mark went to the store to buy a jacket that costs d dollars. When he got there the store was having a sale of 5/7 off the usual price. Write an expression for how much the discount

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Question 966774: Mark went to the store to buy a jacket that costs d dollars. When he got there the store was having a sale of 5/7 off the usual price. Write an expression for how much the discount was on the jacket.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1-5/7)D=IS THE NEW PRICE
(2/7)D=0.2857 OR 28.57% OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE.
5/7=0.714 OR 71.4% OFF.
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