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Please provide the equation and the answer to this question:

Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How many did each pencil cost?

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Answer:

p=$2.00

Explanation:

We can find how much each pencil costs using the equation 10 = 24 - 7p

Solving for p gives us p = 2

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