At a local store, there is no tax for school supplies. Matt paid 90 cents for three pencils and two erasers. Nancy paid 35 cents for one pencil and one eraser of the same types. How much does a pencil cost?
Alice made two purchases at the farmer’s market. First, she used a 10-dollar bill to buy a watermelon and received 4 dollars in change. Then she used a 20-dollar bill to buy some apples and received 7 dollars in change. She still had 17 dollars left after these two purchases. How much money did she have at the beginning?
Oliver bought a new book of 240 pages. He read $\frac15$ of the book yesterday and $\frac14$ of the remaining pages today. How many pages are left to be read?
Emily has only quarters and dimes in her pocket. There are 6 more quarters than dimes. A quarter is worth 25 cents and a dime is worth 10 cents. The coins are worth 290 cents altogether. How many quarters does Emily have?