Question

A store sells four 1 1/8-pound ears of corn in a package for $3.59. The expression 3.59p represents the cost of the corn for a number of packages. What does the variable p represent? PLZZ HELPP

a. The number of ears of corn purchased


b. The cost of one package of corn


c. The number of packages of corn purchased


d. The cost of one ear of corn

Answer 1

The answer would be c. the number of packages of corn purchased

Answer 2

c. The number of packages of corn purchased.

Explanation:

We have been given that a store sells four 1 1/8-pound ears of corn in a package for $3.59. The expression
`3.59p` represents the cost of the corn for a number of packages.

Since the cost of each package of corn is $3.59 and
`3.59p` represents the cost of 'p' packages of the corn. So 'p' represents the number of packages of corn purchased.

Upon looking at our given choices, we can see that option C is the correct choice.