A store is offering 25% off all shoes. Declan purchases shoes and clothes. The expression representing his total cost (including 8% tax) is c + (1 - 0.25) s + 0.08[c + (1 - 0.25) s]. Which term represents the cost of the shoes after the discount?

The term which represents the cost of the shoes after the discount is:

(1 - 0.25) s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represents the total cost of clothes.

and s represents the cost of shoes before the offer.

This means that Declan has to pay (1-0.25) of the actual cost for shoes.

This means that the cost of shoes will be: (1-0.25) s

Also, there was a 8% tax on the total purchase.

i. e.

The expression representing his total cost is:

c + (1 - 0.25) s + 0.08[c + (1 - 0.25) s].

(1-0.25) s