Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Determining the price of a single pencil based on the quantity and price specified.
Cost of Pencils
Quantity Cost
($)
48 12.00
24 6.00
12 3.00
6 1.50
Determine the cost for 1 pencil.

(1 point)
Responses

$9.00
$9.00

$25.00
$25.00

$0.25
$0.25

$4.00
$4.00

Answer 1

To determine the cost of a single pencil, we can look at the cost of 12 pencils from the table, which is $3.00.

To find the cost for 1 pencil, we divide the total cost by the number of pencils:

\[
\text{Cost per pencil} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Quantity}} = \frac{3.00}{12} = 0.25
\]

So, the cost for 1 pencil is **$0.25**.