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one pack 30 pencils is 7.97 and the other pack of 12 pencils is 4.77 which is the better buy? and why?

User Andrei U
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The price of a pencil in a pack of 30 pencils
7.79/30
The price of one pencil in that pack is about 0.266

The price of a pencil in a pack of 12 pencils
4.77/12
The price of one pencil in that pack : 0.3975

0.266>0.3975
One pack of 30 pencils is cheaper
User Eric Speelman
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