Question

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. What does the variable p represent?

Answer 1

Answer: The variable 'p' represents "weight of each package ".

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Total pounds of tomatoes in a package = 214

Cost of each package = $4.45

Let the weight of each package be 'p'.

According to question,

`4.45* p=Cost\\\\4.45p=Cost`

Hence, the variable 'p' represents "weight of each package ".

Answer 2

The variable p represents "a number of packages" as indicated by the problem statement.