Answer:
The teacher can purchase 61 pencils with $5
Explanation:
This is a simple proportion problem. It can be solved by pure logic reasoning without any formulas
It a dozen pencils cost $0.97, each pencil cost $0.97/12=0.08083
With $5 she will be able to purchase 5/0.08083=61.85 pencils
We must round to the nearest lower integer
The teacher can purchase 61 pencils with $5