SOLUTION: Gavin agrees to buy a 6-month package deal of monthly gym passes, and in turn receives a 15% discount. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the monthly passes with t

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Question 661544: Gavin agrees to buy a 6-month package deal of monthly gym passes, and in turn receives a 15% discount. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the monthly passes with the discount, if x represents the cost of each monthly pass.
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Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert 15% into decimal
15/100 = .15
x - .15x = cost with discount applied