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Algebra practice question

A pen and a pencil together cost $3. The pen costs $2. What is the cost, in dollars, of the pencil?

Answer: 1

2 + p = 3, so p = 1.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 2
2 is the pen.
If you answered 5
5 adds the two amounts.
If you answered 6
6 multiplies them.

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