Solution
Total number of pens: 7
Cost of four pens costing a dollar each = 4 x $1 =
$4
Cost of three pens costing 30c each = 3 x $0.3
= $0.9
Total cost of seven pens =
$4 + $0.9 = $4.9
Average Cost of each pen =
$4.9 / 7 = $0.7
Thus the average (mean) cost of each pen is 70 cents