Question

John and Ben each bought school supplies. John bought three pens, and Ben bought two pens. Ben bought three pencils. If each pen cost $1.10 and each pencil costs $0.75, how many pencils did John buy, if together they spent $10.00?

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

1.10*2=2.20

10-2.20=7.80

7.80/75=10.4

in total 10 pencils