Apencil cost $3.50 and a pen coast $6.70. jessica bought m pens. she also bought 4 fewer pencils than pens. write an algebraic expression for the total amount she spent.

Val and tony get paid per project. val is paid a project fee of $44 plus $12 per hour. tony is paid a project fee of $35 plus $15 per hour. write an expression to represent how much a company will pay to hire both to work the same number of hours on a project.