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Alice bought m pens for n dollars each, and Ben bought n pens for m dollars each. Which of the following is the average price per pen, in dollars, for all the pens that Alice and Ben bought?

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2. 


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Correct Answer: 2

• Here's Why:

  The average price per pen

  
  
  

  Alice spent dollars, and Ben spent the same amount, .
  The total number of pens they bought is . So the average price per pen will be .
  




• Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice
  
  (Mathematics)