Yolanda is buying supplies for school.She buys n packages of pencils at 1.40 per package and m pads of paper at 1.20 each.what does each term in the expression 1.4n+1.2m represent? What does the entire expression represent

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1.4n + 1.2m

1.4n.....the n represents the number of packs of pencils bought.....and each pack of pencils cost 1.4 (which is the same as 1.40)

1.2m...the m represents the number of pads of paper bought...and each pad of paper cost 1.2 (which is the same as 1.20)

the entire expression represents the total cost spent on buying n packs of pencils and m pads of paper