The final cost of a bookstore purchase with a $5 coupon in a state that charges 8% sales tax is given by this expression. The variable x represents the amount of the purchase before the sales tax and the coupon is applied. 1.08 ( x-5 )

What does ( x-5 )represent?

a.) the total charge before applying sales tax
b.) the rate at which the total cost increases
c.) The cost before applying the coupon
d.) the total charge after tax

Sara has been reading about different types of financial grants, including federal pell grants, academic competitiveness grants, smart grants, and teach grants. which statement about these grants is true? filling out a fafsa will not her apply for these grants. she will not have to pay back any funds she receives from these grants. these grants only go to students with less than a 3.0 gpa. she will have to pay back all the funds she receives from these grants.