Question

Rachel has two coupons for a bicycle.
Coupon A:
15% off of a $95 bicycle
$18 rebate on a $95 bicycle
Coupon B:
Choose the coupon that gives the lower price.
Then fill in the blank with the correct value.
Coupon A gives the lower price.
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The price with coupon A is $(less than the price with coupon B.
Coupon B gives the lower price.
The price with coupon B is $ less than the price with coupon A.
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Answer 1

Answer: Coupon B gives the lower price

The price of coupon B is  3.75 dollars   less than the price of coupon A.

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Explanation:

15% off means she saves 15% of the original price.

15% of 95 = 0.15*95 = 14.25

Rachel saves $14.25 if she goes with coupon A.

We can see that coupon B gives the lower price because we have more in savings (since 18 is larger than 14.25).

If she goes with option A, then she spends 95-14.25 = 80.75 dollars. If she goes with option B, then she spends 95-18 = 77 dollars. Going with option B means she saves 80.75-77 = 3.75 dollars

Or you could note that 18-14.25 = 3.75 is another way to find out how much is saved when comparing the two coupons.