Let:
Op = Original price
r = Discount percent
Dp = Discount price
1st, express the percentage as a decimal:
15% = 15/100 = 0.15
so:
[tex]\begin{gathered} Dp=Op-r\cdot Op \\ Dp=65.5-0.15\cdot65.5 \\ Dp=65.5-9.825 \\ Dp=55.675 \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer:
$55.675