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?
2 answers:
Let
s--------> the cost in dollars of a piece of shirt
p--------> the cost in dollars of a pair of pant
T--------> total cost of Lorenzo's buy in dollars
we know that
therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
the expression represents the total cost of Lorenzo's buy in dollars (the total cost of the 3 shirts and the 2 pairs of pants)
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Now to convert it to its simplest form, you need to find their greatest common factor; (so in this case it would be 28...cause 28 goes into 56 evenly)
*Now divide both terms by 28
28 ÷ 28 = 1
56 ÷ 28 = 2
so your ratio 28 to 56 in simplest form is..
Hope this helps :)