Winona and Takoda are shopping for a present for their mother. The chart shows
several possible presents. There is no sales tax in the state where they live.
Present Cost ($) Discount (%) Total Paid
Power tools d 15%
Water skis d + 15 25%
Jewelry d – 5 10%
a. Write two expressions in terms of d to show how much Winona and Takoda
would pay in total if they buy their mother the set of power tools.
The first expression would be: Total Paid = Cost of power tools - (15% of Cost of power tools).
The second expression would be: Total Paid = Cost of power tools - (0.15 * Cost of power tools).