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Algebra practice question
Pencils cost $3 each. What is the greatest number of pencils that can be bought with $25?
Answer: 8
3p ≤ 25 gives p ≤ 8.33, so 8.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 9
- 9 would cost $27.
- If you answered 22
- 22 subtracts 3 from 25.
- If you answered 75
- 75 multiplies.
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