It indicates how many times the base is taken as a factor.

Astore sells four 118-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?

2(4p+1)/5< = (3+12p)/4 its less than or equal solve it for me an with explanation plz

The authors use the word “backbone” in lines 3 and 39 to indicate that