While shopping, Megan and her friend Rylie find a pair of boots on sale for 25% off the original price. Megan calculates the final cost of the boots by first deducting the 25% and then adding the 6% sales tax. Rylie thinks Megan will pay less if she pays the 6% sales tax first and then takes the 25% discount.

a. Write an expression to represent each girl’s scenario if the original price of the boots was dollars.

b. Evaluate each expression if the boots originally cost $200.

c. Who was right? Explain how you know.

d. Explain how both girls’ expressions are equivalent.