Question

2.Yolanda is buying supplies for school. She buys n packages of pels at $1.40 per package and m pads of paper at $1.20 each. What does each term in the expression 1.4n + 1.20m represent? What does the entire expression represent? Interpret the meaning of the term 1.4n. What does the coefficient 1.4 represent? Interpret the meaning of the term 1.20p. What does the coefficient 1.20 represent?

Answer 1

Answer: 1.4n represents the cost of n packages of pels.

1.20m represents cost of m pads.

Entire expression 1.4n + 1.20m represents total cost of n packages of pels and m pads.

Meaning of 1.4n = cost of n packages of pels.

Meaning of 1.20 m = represents cost of m pads.

where , 1.4 = Cost per package of pels

1.2 =Cost per pad of paper

Explanation:

Given: Cost per package of pels = $1.40

Cost per pad of paper = $1.20

Number of packages of pels bought = n

Number of pads of paper bought = m

So, 1.4n represents the cost of n packages of pels.

1.20m represents cost of m pads.

Entire expression 1.4n + 1.20m represents total cost of n packages of pels and m pads.

Meaning of 1.4n = cost of n packages of pels.

Meaning of 1.20 m = represents cost of m pads.

where , 1.4 = Cost per package of pels

1.2 =Cost per pad of paper