To determine how much money Najma needs to pay at the cash register after using her gift cards, we need to go through the following steps:
1. Calculate the total cost of the sweaters:
- Najma is buying 4 sweaters.
- Each sweater costs \[tex]$14.99.
- The total cost of all the sweaters can be calculated by multiplying the cost of one sweater by the number of sweaters:
\[
\text{Total sweater cost} = 14.99 \times 4 = 59.96 \text{ dollars}
\]
2. Calculate the total value of the gift cards:
- Najma has 2 gift cards.
- Each gift card is worth \$[/tex]15.00.
- The total value of the gift cards can be calculated by multiplying the value of one gift card by the number of gift cards:
[tex]\[
\text{Total gift card value} = 15.00 \times 2 = 30.00 \text{ dollars}
\][/tex]
3. Calculate the difference between the total cost of the sweaters and the total value of the gift cards:
- To find out how much Najma needs to pay after using her gift cards, we subtract the total value of the gift cards from the total cost of the sweaters:
[tex]\[
\text{Amount Najma needs to pay} = \text{Total sweater cost} - \text{Total gift card value} = 59.96 - 30.00 = 29.96 \text{ dollars}
\][/tex]
Thus, the correct expression representing the amount of money Najma will need to pay at the cash register, after her gift cards have been applied to her purchase, is:
[tex]\[
14.99(4) - 15(2)
\][/tex]
