Mr. Spears was purchasing supplies for his math classroom. He had $25 to spend. Mechanical pencils and erasers come in bundles of 10. Each eraser costs $0.50. Fill in the missing place in the equation to compute the cost of each mechanical pencil
The cost of each mechanical pencil can be represented by the equation:
Cost of each mechanical pencil = ($25 - cost of erasers) / number of bundles of mechanical pencils
In this case, we need to find the cost of each mechanical pencil, so the equation becomes:
Cost of each mechanical pencil = ($25 - (number of bundles of erasers * cost of each bundle of erasers)) / number of bundles of mechanical pencils
Since the question does not provide the cost of each bundle of erasers, we cannot complete the equation or compute the cost of each mechanical pencil.
Stan took Lily to his friend’s restaurant on a date. The friend told the waiter to remove the $12 dessert from Stan’s bill. Stan tipped the waiter 20% on the reduced bill, which was a $15 tip
To solve this problem, let's break it down step by step:
1. The original bill for Stan's dessert was $12.
2. The friend told the waiter to remove the $12 dessert from Stan's bill, so the bill is now $0.
3. Stan tipped the waiter 20% on the reduced bill, which means his tip was $15.
4. We need to find the total bill, including the tip.
Let's calculate the total bill:
Original bill = $12
Reduced bill = $0
Tip amount = $15
Total bill = Reduced bill + Tip amount
Total bill = $0 + $15
Total bill = $15
Therefore, the total bill Stan paid, including the $15 tip, was $15.
To compute the cost of each mechanical pencil, we need to know the total cost of the pencils and the number of pencils in a bundle. However, the total cost of the pencils is not provided in the question. Could you please provide the total cost of the pencils or any additional information?
Mr. Spears was purchasing supplies for his math classroom. He had $25 to spend. Mechanical pencils and erasers come in bundles of 10. Each eraser costs $0.50
Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Based on the provided information, we can proceed to calculate the cost of each mechanical pencil.
Since each bundle of erasers contains 10 erasers and costs $0.50, the cost of a single eraser would be $0.50 divided by 10, which equals $0.05.
Now, let's calculate the cost of each mechanical pencil by subtracting the cost of erasers from the total budget and dividing it by the number of bundles of mechanical pencils:
Cost of each mechanical pencil = ($25 - (number of bundles of erasers * cost of each bundle of erasers)) / number of bundles of mechanical pencils
Cost of each mechanical pencil = ($25 - ($0.50 * number of bundles of erasers)) / (number of bundles of mechanical pencils)
Cost of each mechanical pencil = ($25 - ($0.50 * (number of erasers / 10))) / (number of bundles of mechanical pencils)
Please note that if you provide the number of bundles of erasers, I can calculate the cost of each mechanical pencil more precisely for you.