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The cost of 100 mechanical pencils is $42.60. The cost of 100 colored pencils is $32.60. How much more does one mechanical pencil cost than one colored pencil?

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The answer your looking for is 10 cents.

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Answer: 10 cents

Explanation:

First find the unit rate of each item.

$42.60 divided by 100= 0.426

$32.60 divided by 100= 0.326

Then find the difference

0.426 minus 0.326= 0.1 or 10 cents.

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