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Farley bought $5 worth of school supplies plus pencils at $0.40 per pencil. What is the rate of change in this sentence?

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KEY WORD:"PER" SCHOOL SUPPLIES PLUS PENCILS AT $0.40 PER PENCIL
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Total = 5
Key word: "per"
Since it's "per" pencil, there should normally be more than one pencil being bought, and it's .40 "per" pencil.
The rate of change is the $0.40
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