25% is being taken off the original price, p, of each patio chairs.
That means the price of each patio chair is the full price, p, minus 25% of the original price.
1) To find 25% of the original price, multiply p (original price) by the decimal form of 25%, or 0.25. That means 25% off original price = 0.25p.
2) Now subtract 0.25p from the original price of the chairs to find the price of each (1) chair. p - 0.25p
Shylah is buying 4 chairs at that discounted price. That means you need to multiply the discounted price, p - 0.25p, by 4. Shylah is paying 4(p-0.25p) total for the 4 chairs, which is answer choice B.
Since you can choose more than one choice, you can simplify 4(p-0.25p) by subtracting what is in the parathesis, then multiplying, following the order of operations:
4(p-0.25p)
= 4(0.75p)
= 3p
That is answer choice A.
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Answer: Choices A and B, 3p and 4(p−0.25p).
