A store sells 214 pounds of tomatoes in a package for $4.45 . The expression 4.45p represents the cost of the tomatoes for a number of packages
The given expression is 4.45* p
4.45*p gives the cost of the tomatoes.
one package costs $4.45
'p' packages costs $4.45 * p
So the variable 'p' represents the number of packages.