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  • 15-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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jose had $26 to spend on school supplies. After buying 10 pens, he had $14.30 left. Write an equation you could use to fund how much each pen cost?

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Billymkhoi
Billymkhoi Billymkhoi
  • 15-01-2016
Let the price of a pen be x.

We have an equation:
10*x+ 14.30= 26
⇒ 10x= 26- 14.30
⇒ 10x= 11.7
⇒ x= 11.7/10
⇒ x= 1.17

Each pen costs $1.17~
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