Jam o na le mabokose a le mararo a tletseng dipensele le dipensele tse pedi tse di sa tswang, tse di dirang palogotlhe ya dipensele di le 26. Fa kgadiake, Meg, a na le dipensele di le 46, ke mabokose a makae a Jam le Meg ba a tlhokang go boloka dipensele tsotlhe tsa bone?

A magazine costs half as much as a book. The book costs $4. A pen costs $1 less than a magazine. How much is the pen?
Go na le palogotlhe ya dipensele di le 26 - 2 = <<26-2=24>>24 mo mabokoseng a le mararo. 
Ka jalo, lebokoso lengwe le lengwe le ka tsenya dipensele di le 24 / 3 = <<24/3=8>>8.
Fa ba kopane, Jam le Meg ba na le dipensele di le 26 + 46 = <<26+46=72>>72.
Jalo he, ba tlhoka mabokose a le  72 / 8 = <<72/8=9>>9 go tsenya dipensele tsotlhe tsa bone. 
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The cost of a magazine is $4/2 = $<<4/2=2>>2.
The cost of a pen is $2 - $1 = $<<2-1=1>>1.
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