Explain how multiplying fractions is similar to multiplying whole numbers and how it is different
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It is given in the question that
Anna buys 12 pens and 20 pencils for a total cost of $16. One pen costs $0.40 more than a pencil.
Let the cost of pencil is $ x .
Therefore cost of pen is
According to the question
Distributing 12 and combining like terms, we will get
Therefore cost of pencil is $0.35 and cost of pen is