Question

sophia and jackson both wrote an equation to represent a decrease of 8%, where x represents the amount before the decrease and y represents the new amount. sophia wrote the equation: $y = 1x - 0.08x$ jackson wrote the equation: $y = 0.92x$ whose equation is correct? sophia jackson both neither

Explanation:

Step1: Simplify Sophia's equation

Combine like terms in $y = 1x - 0.08x$.
$y=(1-0.08)x = 0.92x$

Step2: Compare both equations

Jackson's equation is $y=0.92x$, which matches the simplified form of Sophia's equation.

Answer:

Both