Maria saw that 7pencils would cost her 3cents more than 5pencils would. What is the price of 8 pencils?

Question

Maria saw that 7pencils would cost her 3cents more than 5pencils would. What is the price of 8 pencils?

Answer 1

Since the additional two pencils cost 3 cents more, she is paying 1.5 cents for each pencil. (3 / 2 = 1.5)

Eight pencils would cost eight times the cost of one pencil or:

8 • 1.5 cents = 12 cents

$0.12 for 8 pencils