Greg went to the walmart to buy pencils and pens. each pencils costs $2 and each pen costs $3. he bought five items. he spent $12. how many pens and pencils did he buy?
with 12 dollars he could buy 6 pencils OR 4 pens however... He bought 3 pencils and 2 pens 12/2=6 $6 on pens and $6 on pencils 6/2=3 pencils 6/3=2 pens (3×2)+(2×3)=12