Homework Help: Algebra 1

Posted by Dixie on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:21pm.

A store offers a 15% discount on all items in the store during a sale. All store employees get an additional 10% employee discount. In the equation below, C represents the cost of an item for an employee including tax, and x represents the original price of the item.

C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)

Chris is an employee at the store. He plans to buy a coat during the sale. The price of the coat before the discount is $100. How much will Chris pay for the coat during the sale?

Algebra 1 - Damon, Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:27pm
C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)

= .8109 x

.8109 * 100 = $81.09

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