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Ivan and Jeff buy a package of 8 pens for $4.00. Ivan wants 5 pens, and Jeff wants 3 pens. How much should each student pay?
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Ivan and Jeff buy a package of 8 pens for $4.00. Ivan wants 5 pens, and Jeff wants 3 pens. How much should each student pay?

User Martin Shishkov
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So if the package costs $4, and there are 8 pens, how much does each pen cost?
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Divide the pens by their price (8/4). So you have 8 pens at $2 ea. Then just multiply the amount of pens each wants times the $2/pen price. You should get $10 and $6.

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