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Karen wants to buy a $22.50 jacket that is marked 20% off. Select from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the sentence. The best estimate for the discount can be found using the expression

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discount = price times % off

 discount = 22.50 x 0.20

discount = $4.50



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Answer:

[tex]\$22.50*0.20=\$4.50[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-------> original price

y------> percentage of discount

z-----> discount

we know that

[tex]z=xy[/tex]

In this problem we have

[tex]x=\$22.50[/tex]

[tex]y=20\%=\frac{20}{100}=0.20[/tex]

Substitute the values

[tex]z=\$22.50*0.20=\$4.50[/tex]

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