A store is offering a 30% discount on all items in its inventory. Write an equation of the line giving the sales price S for an item in terms of its list price L .

A) $S=−0.7L\mathrm { S } = - 0.7 L$
B) $S = - 29 L$
C) $S = 0.7 L$
D) $S = 1.3 L$
E) $S = - 2 L$

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A store is offering a 30% discount on all items in its inventory. Write an equation of the line giving the sales price S for an item in terms of its list price L .

A)

S=−0.7L\mathrm { S } = - 0.7 L

B)

S = - 29 L

C)

S = 0.7 L

D)

S = 1.3 L

E)

S = - 2 L

DANNI HUANG · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Since the store is offering a 30% discount, the sale price S will be equal to 70% of the list price L. We can represent this mathematically as:S = 0.7LTherefore, the correct choice is C).

A store is offering a 30% discount on all items in its inventory. Write an equation of the line giving the sales price S for an item in terms of its list price L .

A) $S=−0.7L\mathrm { S } = - 0.7 L$
B) $S = - 29 L$
C) $S = 0.7 L$
D) $S = 1.3 L$
E) $S = - 2 L$

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