Have a habit of snapping the lead off of pencils? Paper Mate has a solution for that. Even with heavy handwriting pressure and the stress of over-sharpening these Paper Mate Ever strong pencils resist lead breakage due to their reinforced core and they still erase cleanly. Reinforced graphite core withstands heavy handwriting pressure and helps prevent over-sharpening. Equipped with a 100% latex-free eraser. Erases cleanly for stress-free writing. Each box includes 72 pencils.