Question

Lorenzo buys 3 shirts at S dollars a piece and 2 pairs of pants at P dollars a pair. What does the expression 3s + 2p represent?

Answer 1

3s+2p represents 3xS+2xP S represents the dollar amount per shirt and P represents the dollar amount of each pair of pants

Answer 2

The expression 3s + 2p represent total price of 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants.

Explanation:

It is given that

Price of a shirt = S dollar

Price of a pair of pants = P

Total number of shirts = 3

Total number of pairs of pants = 2

Total price = Quantity × Price of each unit

Total price of 3 shirts = 3S

Total price of 2 pairs of pants = 2P

Total price of 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants = 3S + 2P

Therefore the expression 3s + 2p represent total price of 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants.