David buys 6 pencils for £1.20. How much would 4 pencils cost him.
Mathematics · College · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given the statement:
David buys 6 pencils for £1.20.
Determine how much would 4 pencils cost him.
Solution:
In order to determine the cost of 4 pencils we must first determine how much does each pencil cost. To do so we divide 1.20 by 6.
= £1.20/6
= £0.2
Multiply 0.2 by 4 to determine the cost.
= £0.2 (4)
= £0.8
Final answer:
4 pencils cost £0.8