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Question 158959: Hello I need help with this question,
YOu are an employee at an electronics store. Employees get a 20% discount sale on all items. You also have a coupon worth $10 off any item in the store on items greater than $50.
1.) let x represent the original price of an item. Write a function for the coupon's discount $10 off
this is what I have ... f(x)=x-10 but my mother keeps saying a greater than sign has to be included and her answer...is f(x)=(x>50)-10
2.)write a function for the employee discount of 20% off.
this is what I have...f(x)=(.20*x)-x

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have to include the function if x is less than $50.
You use two functions that depend on the input value,
1. f%28x%29=x,x%3C50
f%28x%29=x-10,+x%3E=50
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Remember you take the discount off of (subtracted from) the original price.
2. f%28x%29=x-%28.20%2Ax%29
You can simplify,
f%28x%29=0.8%2Ax