Question

Francis bought a new dress that was discounted by 21%. She used the following expression to find the price of the dress after the discount was applied.

d - (0.21)d

Which of the following is another expression that could be used to get the same results?
A.
79d
B.
d - 21
C.
d - 0.21
D.
0.79d

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

D . .79 d would be the same

d- .21d = (1-.21) * d= .79 d