Question

Jessica bought 10 pieces of candy at the store. She spent $8.60. How much did each piece of candy cost?

Answer 1

$0.86. You either divide by 10 manually, or use the powers of 10.

Answer 2

Each piece of candy cost

$0.86

Explanation:

Step one This problem bothers on well we can do and understand our division of numbers

Step two

Given that Jessica spent $8.60

To buy 10 pieces of candy

Step three

We can get the unit cost of each candy by simply divide the total amount spent by the total Candy purchased

Hence

A candy cost = 8.60/10

= $0.86