mr. spears was purchasing supplies for his math classroom. he had $25 to spend. mechanical pencils and erasers come in bundles of 10. each eraser costs $0.05. fill in the missing place in the equation to compute the cost of each mechanical pencil.

Answer 1

Let's break down the problem step by step.

1. Total Budget: Mr. Spears has $25 to spend.

2. Erasers Cost: Each eraser costs $0.05. Since they come in bundles of 10, one bundle costs: \[ 10 \text{ erasers} \times 0.05 \text{ dollars/eraser} = 0.50 \text{ dollars} \]

3. Let \( p \) be the cost of each mechanical pencil. If we let \( x \) be the number of bundles of erasers he buys (with each bundle costing $0.50), the total cost for the erasers would be: \[ 0.50x \]

4. Let \( y \) be the number of mechanical pencils he buys. The total cost for the mechanical pencils would be: \[ py \]

5. Total Spending Equation: Combining both costs, we set up the equation based on Mr. Spears’ budget: \[ 0.50x + py = 25 \]

In this equation, \( p \) represents the cost of each mechanical pencil. If you're looking to find a specific value or need to fill in a particular part of this setup, please provide more details, and we can refine this further!