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Aliyah $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?
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Aliyah $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

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They are $2 dollars a piece

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Each pencil cost $2.

Explanation: She had $24 before buying the pencils and after she had $10. 24-10=14 so the total she spent on pencils was $14. She bought 7 pencils so you divide 14 by 7 (14/7=2) which equals 2. So each pencil cost $2.
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