Question

If a ballpoint pens sell for 3 for 65 cents how many pens may be brought for $9.75?

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Answer 1

Answer:

About 45 pens would be bought

Answer 2

GIVEN,

3 pens can be bought for 65 cents

☞TO FIND

The number of pens that can be bought for $9.75

ANSWER

$9.75 = 975 cents

Therefore the number of pens that can be bought for $9.75 is,

$\frac{975}{65} \times 3 \\ = 15 \times 3 \\ = 45$

So 45 pens can be bought