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Robert sold 2/3 of his pencils for $0.15 each. If he has 8 pencils left, how much money did he collect for the pencils he sold?

  1. $2.4
  2. $3.20
  3. $1.60
  4. $0.80
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Explanation

If Robert has 8 pencils left and sold 2/3 of his pencils, he originally had 24 pencils (8 is 1/3 of 24). He sold 16 pencils (2/3 of 24) at \$0.15 each, earning \$2.40.

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