Question

How many $0.12 pencils can Mr. Velazquez buy for $4.80?

Answer 1

Mr. Velazquez can buy `40` pencils

Explanation:

We can write the following equation:

`0.12p=4.80`

Where `p` is the number of pencils which cost `$0.12` per pencil and `4.80` is the amount of money that Mr. Velazquez has to spend.

So we solve the equation for `p`

`0.12p=4.8`

Divide `0.12` from both sides:

`cancel0.12/cancelcolor(red)0.12p=4.80/color(red)0.12`

`p=40`

So he can buy `40` pencils exactly