The ratio of pens to pencils is 5 to 6. There are 6 more pencils than pens. How many pencils are there? Pick:
A) 32  B) 36  C) 40  D) 44  E) 48
Let the number of pens be 5x and the number of pencils be 6x.   6x - 5x = 6   x = 6   The number of pencils is 36.   The answer is 36.
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The ratio of pens to pencils is 5 to 6. There are 6 more pencils than pens. How many pencils are there?