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Given:
Jake bought 3 drawing pens for $8.07.
Each pen costs the same amount.
To find:
How much did he spend for one pen?
Solution:
Let x be the cost of each pen. Then
Cost of three pens = 3x
Jake bought 3 drawing pens for $8.07.
Divide both sides by 3.
Therefore, he spend $2.69 for one pen.