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Jennifer had $24 to spend on five pens. After buying them she had $14. How much did each pen cost

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User SWIK
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10÷5
= $2 for each pen
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User Bnaya
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Answer:

Jennifer used $24-14=10 dollars in total.

The $10 was spend on five pens, each pen costing say, x, dollars.

The equation would be 10 = 5x

x = 10÷5= $2


So each pen costs $2 :)

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