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Bo is buying a board game that usually costs B dollars. The game is on sale, and the price has been reduced by 18%.

Which of the following expressions could represent how much Bo pays for the game?
(CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS)

A. 0.82B
B. 1.18B
C. B - 0.18
D. B - 18
E. B - 0.18B

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Answers:  Choice A and Choice E

0.82B  and  B-0.18B

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Explanation:

B is the cost of the game (some unknown amount). Subtract off 0.18B to indicate a 18% reduction in the price. That's how we get choice E.

Simplifying choice E leads us to choice A. Notice that 1 - 0.18 = 0.82; which represents 100% - 18% = 82%. After the discount, Bo is paying 82% of the original price.

Side note: Choice B indicates an 18% increase. Choices C and D don't represent percentage decreases (rather they're decreasing by a fixed amount regardless of what B is).

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