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Alliya spent $6.70 on 12 pencils at the store. Her cost included $0.46 sales tax.

How much did each pencil cost?

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User D Ta
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.52 cents per pencil
I got this by taking the total cost of the pencils (6.70) and subtracting it by the sales tax(.46) then I divided that total(6.24) by how many pencils that were bought.
6.70-.46=6.24, 6.24/12=.52
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