Math story 81 · Word problems

First One, Then Many

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3 notebooks cost 6 dollars. How much do 5 notebooks cost?

First the price of 1 notebook: 6 divided by 3 is 2 dollars.

Then 5 times 2. 5 notebooks cost 10 dollars.

4 pencils cost 8 dollars. How much do 7 pencils cost?

Answer and working

Correct! One pencil costs 2 dollars. 7 times 2 is 14 dollars.

7 × 2 = 14

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