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Suppose that a computer that originally sold for x dollars has been discounted 66%. Which one of the following expressions does not represent its sale price? Choose the correct answer below. A. $x - 0.66x$ B. $\frac{17}{50}x$ C. $x - 0.66$ D. $0.34x$ 

          Suppose that a computer that originally sold for x dollars has been discounted 66%. Which one of the following expressions does not represent its sale price?
Choose the correct answer below.
A. $x - 0.66x$
B. $\frac{17}{50}x$
C. $x - 0.66$
D. $0.34x$
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Suppose that a computer that originally sold for x dollars has been discounted 66%. Which one of the following expressions does not represent its sale price? Choose the correct answer below. A. x - 0.66x B. (17)/(50)x C. x - 0.66 D. 0.34x

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Suppose that a computer that originally sold for x dollars has been discounted 66%. Which one of the following expressions does not represent its sale price? Choose the correct answer below. A. x-0.66x B. (17)/(50)x C. x-0.66 D. 0.34x OD.0.34x 990x OB.50 OA.1x-0.66x Choose the correct answer below
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00:01 Suppose we have a computer that costs x.
00:03 Okay.
00:04 And it's discounted at 60%.
00:06 Now, first of all, what 60 % is the decimal? well, i can either go left to or divide by 100.
00:12 This is 0 .60.
00:14 And it's 60 % of means multiplied of the original x.
00:19 Now, if it's discounted, am i adding this to the original price or subtracting it? i'm subtracting this from the original price...
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