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?

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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:

\[ 4p = 25 - 9 \]

\[ 4p = 16 \]

  1. Divide both sides by 4:

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

\[ p = 4 \]

Thus, each pen costs $4.

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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:

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