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lawyer [7]
3 years ago
12

jacob bought 5 pencils for 80 cents. At this same rate, how many pencils can hee but for 40 cents? Explain why this answer does

not make sense
Mathematics
1 answer:
Step2247 [10]3 years ago
3 0
5 pencils cost $.80. Each pencil costs $0.16
Then divide $0.16 into $0.40
This equals 2.5 pencils, you can't buy half a pencil
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