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1. Value-Mart is advertising a Back-to-School sale on pencils. A pack of 24 sells for $4.99, whereas a pack of 12 sells for $3.23. Which is the better buy? How do you know?
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1. Value-Mart is advertising a Back-to-School sale on pencils. A pack of 24 sells

for $4.99, whereas a pack of 12 sells for $3.23. Which is the better buy? How do
you know?

User Duncanmoo
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The pack of 24 is a better value because each pencil is costing you $0.207 while the pack of 12 has each pencil costing $0.269
User Psychotechnopath
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24 because you get more pencils to use in case one breaks.

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