Cells provide structure and function for all living things, from microorganisms to humans. Scientists consider them the smallest form of life. Cells house the biological machinery that makes the proteins, chemicals, and signals responsible for everything that happens inside our bodies.
For this question you would divide $8.52 by 36 pencils to get about $0.24 per pencil for brand A rounded to the nearest cent. Then divide $9.98 by 48 pencils to get about $0.21 per pencil for brand B rounded to the nearest cent.