The price of a hot tub was marked down by $250. The original price of the hot tub was $3,600. What was the percentage rate of the discount (to the nearest tenth of a percent)?
5.8% rate of discount
7.2% rate of discount
6.9% rate of discount
8.5% rate of discount
None of these choices are correct.
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6.9% discount

(6.9% of 3,600 is 248.40 but the question says to choose the closest answer)

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answer:

25x^2 + 90x + 84

discussion:

mn(x) = m(n(x)) = m( 5x + 9) =

(5x + 9)^2 + 3 =>

25x^2 + 90x + 9^2 + 3 =

25x^2 + 90x + 84                 (as 9^2 = 9*9 = 81)

which is the second choice

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