Question

19. Parkash had just enough money to buy 100 pencils. However, he bought only 70 pencils and had $4.50 left. What was the cost of each pencil?

Answer 1

The answer would be 0.15 cents a pencil

Answer 2

since the unknown amount can buy 100 pencils

he bought 70 pencils

therefore $4.50 can buy 30 pencils

so 1 pencils cost $4.50 /30=0.15