Respuesta :

If six pencils cost $24, how much does 1 pencil cost?

6p = 24

divide both sides by 6 to get p alone:
6p/6 = 24/6 

simplify:
p = 4.

So p = 4 is our answer, and in this case, one pencil would equal $4.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

If 6 ink pens cost 24 rupees, then how much does 1 ink pen cost?

[tex]\sf 6p=24\\[/tex]

[tex]\sf \displaystyle \frac{6p }{6} =\frac{24}{6}[/tex]

[tex]\sf p=4[/tex]