Question

Maria spent $18 to purchase 24 identical mechanical pencils. What is the cost for one mechanical pencil?

Answer 1

To find out how much each pencil costed you would divide the amount of money spent ($18) by the amount of pencils bought (24) which gives you ¢0.75 for each mechanical pencil.

Answer 2

18/24=$0.75
18 divided by 24 = $0.75