A builder makes staircases where each step is 28\,\text{cm}28cm28, start text, c, m, end text long and rises 18\,\text{cm}18cm18, start text, c, m, end text so people don't trip. Every staircase has a stringer — a diagonal support connecting all of the steps.

Aclothing store has the sign shown in the shop window. pani sees the sign and wants to buy 3 shirts and 2 pairs of jeans. the cost of each shirt before the discount is $12, and the cost of each pair of jeans is $19 before the discount. write and simplify an expression to find the amount pani pays if a $3 discount is applied to her total