A teacher buys 8 pencils and pays $2. 56. If the cost of each pencil is the same, how much does each pencil cost, in dollars and cents?.



Answer :

If a teacher buys 8 pencils and pays $2. 56, the cost of one pencil is $0.32

Total number of pencils that teacher bought = 8 pencils

Total amount that teacher paid = $2.56

The given condition is cost of each pencil is same.

The cost of one pencil = Total amount that teacher paid / Total number of pencils that teacher bought

Here we have to use unitary method to find the cost of one pencil

The unitary method is defined as the method that used to find the unit cost value.

Substitute the values in the equation

The cost of one pencil = 2.56 / 8

Divide the numbers

= $0.32

Therefore, the cost of one pencil is $0.32

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