Answer Detail: RE: Two pencils costs 8 cents, then 5 pencils cost how much ?

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Question: Two pencils costs 8 cents, then 5 pencils cost how much ?

Answer: 2 pencils = 8 cents => 1 pencil = 4 cents. Therefore 5 pencils cost = 5 * 4 = 20 cents

August 08, 2008 11:25:33	#2
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RE: Two pencils costs 8 cents, then 5 pencils cost how much ?
2 pencils cost = 8 5 pencils cost = ? cross multiply 8*5/2 = 40 / 2 = 20 so 20 is price of 5 pencils