To find the cost of one pencil, we can divide the total cost by the number of pencils for any of the entries you provided. Let's use the first entry as an example.
For 14 pencils costing $8.26: \[ \text{Cost per pencil} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Number of pencils}} = \frac{8.26}{14} \approx 0.59 \]
Calculating it: \[ \frac{8.26}{14} = 0.590 \]
So, the cost per pencil is approximately $0.59.
Let's verify this with the other entries for accuracy:
For 15 pencils costing $8.85: \[ \frac{8.85}{15} \approx 0.59 \]
For 16 pencils costing $9.44: \[ \frac{9.44}{16} = 0.59 \]
For 17 pencils costing $10.03: \[ \frac{10.03}{17} \approx 0.59 \]
In all cases, the cost per pencil calculates to approximately $0.59.
Thus, the cost for 1 pencil is $0.59.
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