Question

+) The expression 5p represents the total price of buying 5 movie tickets. ) What do the parts of the expression 5p represent? • The variable p represents the ? The number 5 represents the ?

Answer 1

Since the expression 5p represents the total price of buying 5 movie tickets, divide the expression 5p by 5 to find the price of a single ticket:

`(5p)/(5)=p`

Then, the price of a ticket is p.

Therefore, the variable p represents the ticket price, while the number 5 represents the number of tickets.