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

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

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Last Update: July 08, 2009

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July 25, 2006 09:44:43

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suresh

RE: Two pencils costs 8 cents, then 5 pencils cos...

TWO PENCIL COST 8CENTS ONE PENCIL COST IS 4CENTS SO FIVE PENCIL COST 5*4 20CENTS ANS 20CENTS

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August 01, 2008 11:25:33

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Member Since: July 2008 Contribution: 3

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

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June 11, 2009 13:32:23

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Member Since: June 2009 Contribution: 3

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

2 pencils 8 cents
5 pencils (8 * 5) / 2
20 cents

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July 07, 2009 00:45:56

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Member Since: July 2009 Contribution: 5

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

2P 8 Cents

> P 4 Cents & then 5P 20 Cents

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July 08, 2009 00:03:36

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Member Since: July 2009 Contribution: 3

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

Two pencils costs 8 cents [Given]

i.e; 2P 8

> P 4 Cents

> 5P 20 Cents

Therefore 5 Pencils cost 20 Cents

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