Translate the problem into a mathematical sentence, using p as your variable name. Do not include spaces in your answer. Janet went to the grocery store Thursday night and spent $20.27. She paid $2.01 on two acorn squash. The remainder of the food was for a party she planned to give on Friday night. How much did she spend on food for the party?

Money Janet spent on two acorn squashes = $2.01

Total money payed by her = $20.27

Let the money she spent on the food party be p .

We can write the above mentioned statement in an equation as :-

Using this equation let us try to solve the value of p .

Then :-

Therefore , a mathematical sentence, using p as variable name :-

Here , p = 18.26 .

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