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That figure assumes bulk packs rather than single units, which is where almost all of the saving lives. A thirty count box of pencils costs less than three individual pencils bought at a campus store in September, and the price gap on printer paper is even wider once you compare cost per sheet rather than cost per pack.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Are wood pencils or mechanical pencils better for exams?","Wood pencils are more reliable and mechanical pencils are more convenient. A wood pencil cannot jam, cannot run out of lead mid sentence, and produces a slightly broader line that scans well on bubble sheets. A mechanical pencil never needs sharpening and holds a constant line width, which matters for diagrams and small margin notes. 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