An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23

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Dale Anderson

Mathematics

29 November, 06:34

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23

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Answers (2)

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Teagan Andersen · Answer 1

37.20/40=.93

take. 97-.93 =.04

your answer is. 04

Cameron Robinson · Answer 2

The answer is $0.04

You need to take the cost per pencil, multiply it by 40, and subtract $37.20 from it. This equals 1.6

Then, you need to take 1.6 and divide it by 40 to get your answer.

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.$0.93$0.97$0.04$36.23

An office supply store sells pencils individually or by the case. Pencils purchased individually cost $0.97 each. One case of forty pencils costs $37.20. Purchasing pencils by the case rather than individually saves _ per pencil.

$0.93

$0.97

$0.04

$36.23