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Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. How much did each pencil cost?

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Jan 30, 2016

2$

Explanation:

suppose,
every pencil costs #x#$
seven pencils cost #7x#$

so,

#7x+10=24#

#or,7x=24-10#

#or,7x=14#

#or,x=14/7#

#or,x=2#

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