Question

A pencil cost $1.20 and a pen cost $2.90. Jasmiah bought an equal number of such pencils and pens. She spent $32.30 more on the pens than on the pencils. How many pencils and pens did she buy altogether?

Answer 1

38

Explanation:

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Answer 2

38 pencils and pens

Explanation:

Given

Cost of pencil= $1.20

Cost of pen= $2.90

Difference in cost

= $2.90 -$1.20

= $1.70

Since she bought an equal number of pens and pencils, the additional amount of money spent on pens is due to the difference in price of a pen as compared to a pencil. Let one pen and one pencil be a set.

Number of sets

= $32.30 ÷$1.70

= 19

Since there are 19 sets,

total number of pencils and pen

= 19(2)

= 38