Question

Highlighter pens cost $3. 86 per set at an office supply store. Which equation can be used to determine the price, P, of n sets of these pens? n = 3. 86P P equals 3. 86 over n n equals 3. 86 over P P = 3. 86n.

Answer 1

Total = ($3.86)n, but it ids not among the answer options.

Explanation:

P would be equal to the price per pen set ($3.86) times the number of pen sets sold, n.

Total, P = ($3.86)n

I translated the paragraph into these options:

n = 3. 86P No, n = P/3.86

P = 3. 86/n No, P = 3.86n

n = 3. 86/P No, n = P/3,86

P = 3. 86n.