A pair of shoes is on sale for 30 percent off. The original price is p Which expression can be used to find the price of the shoes after the discount?

A 30% discount means the sale price is 100% − 30% = 70% of the original price. Since 70% is 0.70, multiply the original price p by 0.70. The expression 0.70p represents the discounted price.

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