Question

Write equation and Solve

Kim bought a poster that cost $8.95 and some colored pencils. The total cost was $21.35 how much did the color pencils cost?

Answer 1

subtract 8.95 from 21.35 and you get 12.4.
Your colored pencils cost $12.40.
Hope this helped!

Answer 2

Answer: $12.40

Explanation/Calculation:
The cost of color pencils is x. Therefore the equation we need to solve is...

`21.35-8.95=x`

All you need to do now is solve by subtracting...

`21.35 - 8.95 = 12.4`