SOLUTION: Sharpay is going shopping for some new stationery. She can buy three pencils and a ruler for 50p or two pencils and a ruler for 56p. How much does a pencil cost her?

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Question 1116705: Sharpay is going shopping for some new stationery. She can buy three pencils and a ruler for 50p or two pencils and a ruler for 56p. How much does a pencil cost her?
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Sharpay is going shopping for some new stationery. She can buy three pencils and a ruler for 50p or two pencils and a ruler for 56p.
How much does a pencil cost her?
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The condition describes SELF-CONTRADICTORY and IMPOSSIBLE situation.

In this formulation, the problem HAS NO solution in real positive numbers.

Check your source.

Find your error.

Fix your error.

Then re-post.



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