Alan bought 3 pencils and notebook. The notebook cost $6, and spent a total of $12. How much did each pencil cost? Use p to represent the cost of each pencil.
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given the statement:
Alan bought 3 pencils and notebook. The notebook cost $6, and spent a total of $12.
Determine the cost of each pencil.
Solution:
In order to determine the cost of each pencil, we subtract first $6 to $12 and then divide the quotient by 3.
= $12 - $6
= $6
= $6/3
= $2
This can be represented as.
3p = 6
p = 2
Final answer:
Each pencil cost $2.