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Lorenzo buys 3 shirts at s dollars apiece and 2 pairs of pants at p dollars a pair. What does the expression 3s+2p represents?

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3 shirts + 2 pants. adding the cost of the shirts and the cost of the pants. so 3 * how much the shirts cost + 2 * how much the pants cost give you your total.
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