 
 <prompt> ```Maria nwere afa na oke na oke. O gara afa maka nke agba. Afa na-eme ya $8. Kedu ihe Maria gara maka afa na oke?``` <response>: ```The pen is half the price of the pencil, so it's 8 * 0.5 = $4.
So both the pen and the pencil cost Maria 8 + 4 = $12.

Answer is 12.``` 