Question

Alan brought 3 pencils and a notebook. The notebook cost $6 and he spent a total of $12 . How much did each pencil cost? Use p to represent the cost of each pencil

Answer 1

12-6=6
This means that he spent a total of $6 on pencils. Considering he bought three, he would have spent $2 on each pencil.

Answer 2

$2

Explanation:

3p + 6 = 12

3p = 6

p = 2