Question

A store sells four 1 1 8 118 -pound ears of corn in a package for $3.59 $3.59 . The expression 3.59p 3.59p represents the cost of the corn for a number of packages. What does the variable p represent?

Answer 1

Answer: The variable
`p` represents the number of packages of corn.

Explanation:

1. You have the following expression given in the problem:

`3.59p`

2. Then, if the expression represents the cost of the corn for a number of packages, then the price of a package (which is $3.59) must be multiplied by the number of packages (which must be represented by the variable
`p`).

3. Therefore, you can conclude that the variable
`p` represents the number of packages of corn.