Alejandro bought $3.50 worth of pencils and erasers at the school store. Pencils cost $0.50 apiece, and erasers cost $0.75 apiece. Which equation written in standard form represents the number of pencils, p, and the number of erasers, e, that Alejandro bought? A. 0.75e = 3.50 – 0.50p
B. 0.50p + 0.75e = 3.50
C. 3e = 14 – 2p
D. 2p + 3e = 14

(01.03 mc) which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression x multiplied by y to the power of 2 over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3, the whole to the power of negative 4. select one: a. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 7 multiplied by y to the power of negative 1. b. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of 12 multiplied by y to the power of negative 12. c. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3. d. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3.