Question

Kathy bought 5 pencils for the price of $6.30. Which equation represents r, the cost, in dollars, of each pencil?
A.r=6.30+5
B.r = 6.30÷5
C.r=6.30×5
D.r=6.30−5

Answer 1

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Answer:

  B.  r = 6.30÷5

Step-by-step explanation:

The cost per pencil is found by dividing the cost by the number of pencils.

Here, the cost is $6.30 and the number of pencils is 5. Then the cost per pencil (r) is ...

  r = 6.30 ÷ 5