A store sells 2 1/4 pounds of tomatoes in a package for $4.45. The expression 4.45p represents the cost of the tomatoes for a number of packages. What does the variable p represent?

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Trevin Phelps

Mathematics

14 August, 17:14

A store sells 2 1/4 pounds of tomatoes in a package for $4.45. The expression 4.45p represents the cost of the tomatoes for a number of packages. What does the variable p represent?

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Bobby · Answer 1

The variable p represent the number of packages.

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As 4.45 is the cost of tomatoes, and 4.45p represents the cost of the tomatoes for a number of packages, we can say that p represent the number of packages.

Kelsey Bolton · Answer 2

Kelsey Bolton 14 August, 17:28

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The package of tomatoes