You buy a dozen pencils and one pencil cost 79 cents. Pack of 12 costs $4. 32. What is the Unit Price per pencil in the pack?

Answer 1

The question is asking for the unit price, meaning you must divide the price of the pencils in the pack by the number of pencils in the pack. Because it is asking for a price, your answer should end with a price. Therefore, you divide $4.32 by 12 pencils, which gives you the answer of $0.36 (mathematical formula shown below):

$4.32/12= $0.36

Note the "one pencil costs 79 cents" is there to throw you off. You know not to use this because it has nothing to do with the 12 pack unit.

Answer 2

Just divide dollar amount by unit count

4.32/12 =$ ___0.36___ per pencil