154k views
23 votes
An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. You have an annual budget of $95.00 for pencils.

Without exceeding the annual budget of $95.00, you can purchase _____ individual pencils.

User Denisha
by
7.9k points

2 Answers

7 votes
0.97, add 7 to the five
User Pekka Nikander
by
8.1k points
3 votes
You can purchase 97 individual pencils because 0.97*97=94.09 and if you do 98 it goes over the mark so 97 is the answer.
User Ishan Tomar
by
8.4k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.