A pencil costs Rs p and a pen costs Rs 5p.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Given: A pencil costs Rs p

a pen costs Rs 5p

⇒ Cost of pen = Rs 5 × Rs 1p

⇒ Cost of pen = Rs 5 × Rs p

⇒ Cost of pen = Rs 5 × Cost of pencil

Thus, Cost of pen is 5 times the cost of pencil.