An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23

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Mathematics

Aron Keller

1 September, 10:46

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23

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Brando · Answer 1

The answer is $0.04

You need to take the cost per pencil, multiply it by 40, and subtract $37.20 from it. This equals 1.6

Then, you need to take 1.6 and divide it by 40 to get your answer.

Harmony Grant · Answer 2

37.20/40=.93

take. 97-.93 =.04

your answer is. 04

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.$0.93$0.97$0.04$36.23

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23