Determining the price of a single pencil based on the quantity and price specified.

Question

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

$4.00
$4.00

$25.00
$25.00

$0.25
$0.25

$9.00

Answer 1

To determine the cost of a single pencil, we can take the total cost and divide it by the quantity for any of the given options.

Let's calculate it for the first option:

1. For 48 pencils at a cost of $12.00: \[ \text{Cost per pencil} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Quantity}} = \frac{12.00}{48} = 0.25 \]

2. Checking the other options:

   • For 24 pencils at a cost of $6.00: \[ \frac{6.00}{24} = 0.25 \]
   • For 12 pencils at a cost of $3.00: \[ \frac{3.00}{12} = 0.25 \]
   • For 6 pencils at a cost of $1.50: \[ \frac{1.50}{6} = 0.25 \]

In every case, the cost per pencil is $0.25.

Therefore, the correct response is: $0.25