Question

Greg went to the walmart to buy pencils and pens. each pencils costs $2 and each pen costs $3. he bought five items. he spent $12. how many pens and pencils did he buy?

Answer 1

with 12 dollars he could buy 6 pencils OR 4 pens
however...
He bought
3 pencils and 2 pens
12/2=6
$6 on pens and $6 on pencils
6/2=3 pencils
6/3=2 pens
(3×2)+(2×3)=12