. Austin wants to buy some pens and pencils. He has $30 in his bag. Each pen costs $5 and each pencil costs $1.50. He needs 5 more pencils than pens. Part A how many pencils can $ustin buy at most" Write your answer and your work or explanation in the space below. Part If Austin had $40 in his bag, how many pens could Austin buy at most" Explain how you found the answer in the space below.

3 pens

Step-by-step explanation:

Total expenditure (Price x Quantity) on pens & pencils = $30

Let pen quantity be = x , Let pencil quantity be = y

Given : Pen (x) price = 5 , Pencil (y) price = 1.5 , Pencils (y) = Pen (x) + 5

So, 5x + 1.5y = 30

5x + 1.5 (x + 5) = 30  → 5x + 1.5x + 7.5 = 30  → 6.5x + 7.5 = 30

6.5x = 30 - 7.5  → 6.5x = 22.5

x = 22.5 / 6.5 → x = 3.46  ≈ 3 pens

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the answer will be d: 2