Question

Alan bought 3 pencils and a notebook. The notebook cost $6 and he spent a total of 12$ . How much did each pencil cost? Use p to represent the cost of each pencil

Answer 1

Answer: $2
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Since 3 pencils and 1 notebook that costs $6 cost $12 in total:

3p + 6 = 12
3p = 12 - 6
3p = 6
p = 6÷3
p = 2

Therefore, the cost of each pencil is $2

Answer 2

Each pencil cost $2

Explanation:

Let the cost of 1 pencil be p

So, cost of 3 pencils = 3p

Cost of 1 notebook = $6

We are given that Alan bought 3 pencils and a notebook.

So, Total cost for Alan =
`3p+6`

We are given that he spent a total of $12.

So,
`3p+6=12`

`3p=12-6`

`3p=6`

`p=(6)/(3)`

`p=2`

Hence each pencil cost $2