Question

Hi! I’m having trouble with these kind of problems: 16 pencils cost 78 cents. How much would it cost to buy 2, 567 pencils. Thank you so much for the help!

Answer 1

Given

16 pencils cost 78 cents

The cost of 2567 pencils is:

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ 2567 pencils }*\text{ }\frac{78\text{ cents}}{16\text{ pencils}} \\ =\text{ 12514.125 cents} \end{gathered}`

Answer:

12514.125 cents