Question

Amir bought a comic book for $9 and four pens. He spent a total of $25.(1 point) Write an equation that can be used to find the cost of each pen, p. How much does each pen cost?

Answer 1

blankp+blank=blank

Answer 2

To find the cost of each pen, \( p \), we can set up the equation based on the information given.

Amir bought a comic book for $9 and spent a total of $25. We know he bought four pens, so the total cost of the pens can be expressed as \( 4p \).

The equation representing the total expenditure is:

\[
9 + 4p = 25
\]

Now, we can solve for \( p \):

1. Subtract 9 from both sides:

\[
4p = 25 - 9
\]

\[
4p = 16
\]

2. Divide both sides by 4:

\[
p = \frac{16}{4}
\]

\[
p = 4
\]

Thus, each pen costs **$4**.

Answer 3

To represent the equation in the format of "blank + blank = blank," we can use the established values from the previous discussion.

Here is how we can structure it:

**Equation:**

\[
9 + 4p = 25
\]

This translates to:

- **Blank 1:** \(9\) (cost of the comic book)
- **Blank 2:** \(4p\) (total cost of the four pens)
- **Blank 3:** \(25\) (total amount spent)

In the "blank" format, it would look like this:

\[
\boxed{9} + \boxed{4p} = \boxed{25}
\]