Question

The cost of 10 pencils is 8 dollars. Is it a verbal description? What is the cost of 1 pencil?
Yes, $0.8
Yes, $1.25
Yes, $1
No, $8

Answer 1

The statement "The cost of 10 pencils is 8 dollars" is indeed a verbal description of a price. To find the cost of 1 pencil, you can divide the total cost by the number of pencils.

So, the cost of 1 pencil is:

\[
\text{Cost of 1 pencil} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of pencils}} = \frac{8 \text{ dollars}}{10 \text{ pencils}} = 0.8 \text{ dollars}
\]

Therefore, the cost of 1 pencil is **$0.8**.

So the correct answer is: **Yes, $0.8**.