The ratio of pens to pencils is 5 to 6. There are 5 more pencils than pens. How many pencils are there?
Choose one.
A) 24	B) 30	C) 36	D) 42	E) 48
Let the number of pens be 5x and the number of pencils be 6x.   6x - 5x = 5   x = 5   The number of pencils is 30.   The answer is 30.
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The ratio of pens to pencils is 5 to 6. There are 5 more pencils than pens. How many pencils are there?