Question

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. If purchased in a case, the average cost per pencil is .

a 37.20
b 0.97
c 38.80
d 0.93

Answer 1

If each there are 40 pencils, then divide to find how much each pencil is.

37.20 / 40 = $0.93

Correct answer is D.

After solving, we see that buying the case of 40 pencils is cheaper than buying 40 individual pencils.

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