Maureen spent $2.30 on a notebook and a pencil. The notebook cost $2.00 more than the pencil. How much did the pencil cost?

Answer 1

You can solve this problem by creating an equation and solving it.

Let's let p represent the cost of the pencil.

Then we can write the following expression for the cost of the notebook: p + 2

Now we can write and solve this equation for the total cost:

Total cost = cost of pencil + cost of notebook

$2.30 = p + p + 2

2.30 = 2p + 2

2.30 - 2 = 2p + 2 - 2

0.30 = 2p

0.30/2 = 2p/2

$0.15 = p

The cost of the pencil will be $0.15