Owen has a loyalty card good for a 8% discount at his local hardware store. If the total cost, before tax and discount, of all the items he wants to buy is c, which expression represents the cost after the discount?8c0.92c0.08c0.992c
Q. Owen has a loyalty card good for a 8% discount at his local hardware store. If the total cost, before tax and discount, of all the items he wants to buy is c, which expression represents the cost after the discount?8c0.92c0.08c0.992c
Find Discount Amount: We know:Original total cost before discount: cDiscount percentage: 8%Find the amount of the discount.c×0.08=0.08cDiscount = 0.08c
Calculate Cost After Discount: We know:Original total cost before discount: cDiscount = 0.08cWhat is the cost after the discount?c−0.08c=c(1−0.08)=c(0.92)Cost after discount = 0.92c
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