Mary bought a magazine for 5$ and 8 pencils she spent a total of 29$ how much was each pencil?

Each pencil was 3$

Step-by-step explanation:

the total amount spent is $29 and a magazine only cost $5 and she bought it pencils which brought the total to $29 the question is how much was each pencil.

The amount she spent on pencil is the total amount - $5 which is $29 - $5 which is $24 and we are told that she bought a total number of 8 pencils. the cost of each pencil will be 24/8 which is $3