SOLUTION: Fran paid $11.30 for a stapler and a dozen pencils. If the stapler costs $9.50, how much does one pencil cost?

SOLUTION: Fran paid $11.30 for a stapler and a dozen pencils. If the stapler costs $9.50, how much does one pencil cost?

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Question 1005767: Fran paid $11.30 for a stapler and a dozen pencils. If the stapler costs $9.50, how much does one pencil cost?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost of 1 pencil
= the cost of a dozen pencils
given:

One pencil costs $ .15
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