Answer:
Cost of the box of pencils = x = $4
Cost of the notebook = x+2 = 4+2 = $6
Cost of package of pens = 3x = 3(4) = $12
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the cost of the box of pencils = x
Cost of the notebook = 2 more than the pencils cost = x+2
Cost of package of pens = 3 times the pencils cost = 3x
The total was $22, so we can say:
(x)+(x+2)+(3x) = 22
5x=22-2
x=20/5
x=$4
Cost of the box of pencils = x = $4
Cost of the notebook = x+2 = 4+2 = $6
Cost of package of pens = 3x = 3(4) = $12
