You are buying a shirt that is on sale for 25% off the regular price. There is a sales tax of 5% to be added to your bill. If you had a choice, would you prefer: to have the price of the shirt reduced first and then the tax added or to have the tax added to the regular price and then the total reduced by 25%? 1. that the price of the shirt is reduced first, and then the tax added

2. or to have the tax added to the regular price and then the total reduced by 25%

Why did you choose that answer?