Question 1209555: Victoria goes to a store and buys an item that costs xx dollars. She has a coupon for 40% off, and then a 5% tax is added to the discounted price. Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the total amount that Victoria paid at the register.
Found 4 solutions by ikleyn, math_tutor2020, timofer, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Victoria goes to a store and buys an item that costs xx dollars. She has a coupon for 40% off,
and then a 5% tax is added to the discounted price. Write an expression in terms of xx
that represents the total amount that Victoria paid at the register.
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an expression in terms of xx
that represents the total amount
that Victoria paid at the register is (1-0.4)xx + 0.05*(1-0.4)xx = 0.6xx + 0.05*0.6xx = 0.63xx. ANSWER
Solved.
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Then they become even simpler than they were before.
Otherwise, they will become more complicated than they were before,
which is not desirable.
Answer by math_tutor2020(3816)  (Show Source):
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I'll assume that xx is a typo and it should be x.
x = cost of the item in dollars
The coupon saves her 40%, so she pays the remaining 60%
60% of x = 0.60x = amount she pays before tax is applied.
The 5% tax will bump the price up to 1.05*0.60x = 0.63x dollars.
The 1.05 can be thought of as 1+0.05 = 100% + 5% = 105%
Anything over 100% increases the price, which is why tax is associated with such a percentage.
Alternatively you can think of it like this: 0.60x+0.05*0.60x = 0.60x+0.03x = 0.63x
The 0.60x portion is what she pays before tax, and 0.05*0.60x = 0.03x is the tax itself.
Answer: 0.63x
Answer by timofer(104) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1) Buy an item for x dollars
(2) Coupon 40% off
(3) Pay 5% tax on the remaining part paid
Do what you want with this to make the expression as you want it.
Answer by greenestamps(13198)  (Show Source):
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It is a very bad practice in algebra to use "xx" as a "variable" to represent a number. "xx" in algebra means x times x.
So let's use just "x" to represent the original price.
(1) Get 40% off --> the price gets multiplied by (100-40) = 60%, or 0.6.
(2) 5% tax is added to the discounted price --> the discounted price gets multiplied by (100+5) = 105%, or 1.05.
The amount that Victoria paid:
(x)(0.6)(1.05) = 0.63x
ANSWER: 0.63x
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