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1 April, 01:13

A teacher is buying pencils for her classroom. If a dozen pencils cost $0.97, how many pencils can she purchase with $5?

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  1. 1 April, 02:04
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    The teacher can purchase 61 pencils with $5

    Step-by-step explanation:

    This is a simple proportion problem. It can be solved by pure logic reasoning without any formulas

    It a dozen pencils cost $0.97, each pencil cost $0.97/12=0.08083

    With $5 she will be able to purchase 5/0.08083=61.85 pencils

    We must round to the nearest lower integer

    The teacher can purchase 61 pencils with $5
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