Question

Heidi is shopping at the mall and sees a sign that reads. "All Shoes on Sale! Take 25% off the original price." If a pair of shoes cost x dollars, what is the discounted price? (Hint, write an expression)

Answer 1

Given Data:

The cost of the pair of shoes is: x

The discount rate is: 25%

The expression to calculate the discount price is,

$\begin{gathered} \text{Price-}\frac{25}{100}\times(Price)=x-\frac{25}{100}\times x \\ =x-\frac{x}{4} \\ =\frac{4x-x}{4} \\ =\frac{3x}{4} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the discount price is 3x/4.