Question

Paula has $54. She bought some pencils, each costing $0.75, and a paper ream for $2.50. She is left with $42.50 after buying pencils and the ream of paper. She uses the equation Syntax error from line 1 column 49 to line 1 column 73. Unexpected 'mathsize'. to find the number of pencils she bought. How many pencils did Paula buy?

Answer 1

12 pencils

Explanation:

let no. of pencils bought be x.

54 - 0.75x - 2.50 = 42.50

9 = 0.75x

x = 12

Topic: algebraic equations

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