$24 to spend had $10 left

Question

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

Answer 1

First of all, you must find out how much the pencils cost her in all.  She started off with $24 and ended up with $10, so to find out how much she spent, subtract $10 from $24.  

 

$24 - $10 = $14

 

Now that we know the pencils cost $14 all together, we can find out how much one of the pencils cost.  Since there were 7 pencils, we need to divide 14 by 7.

 

$14 ÷ 7 = $2

 

So each pencil cost $2.