Question

Jake bought 3 drawing pens for $8.07. Each pen costs the same amount. About how much did he spend for one pen? * 2 points

Answer 1

Given:

Jake bought 3 drawing pens for $8.07.

Each pen costs the same amount.

To find:

How much did he spend for one pen?

Solution:

Let x be the cost of each pen. Then

Cost of three pens = 3x

Jake bought 3 drawing pens for $8.07.

`3x=8.07`

Divide both sides by 3.

`x=(8.07)/(3)`

`x=2.69`

Therefore, he spend $2.69 for one pen.